Knol is a Google project which was created to include user-written articles on a range of different topics. It is a great place to post your articles with links back to your own blog and/or affiliate pages.
Google Knol is a little bit different than your other article sites such as Squidooo, HubPages, and Helium because unfortunately for them Knol is obviously owned by Google. What does that mean you say? Well, it means that Google Knol pages are easier to find on the Google search engines. That means more traffic if you write good, informative articles on popular niches.
Google Knol lets you write your own articles, take credit for them, and even put adsense on your article page. That combined with lots of Google traffic is a great recipe for massive traffic to your own blog or site.
Some Tips On Creating Great Knol Articles
Length – Some sites may tell you that “long, detailed articles are the way to go, but I think that very long articles are unnecessary because most of the time, the readers will losetheir interest fairly quick. It is better to write short, informative ones that are to the point.
Tone - Knols aren’t blog posts so you should avoid the informal conversational style that common in blog entries. Use a more formal tone. Think of your knol as a statement more than as an ongoing conversation.
Images - Images are an important part of your Knol article. Articles with images always receive more attention and give you more potential for link backs to your article from other sites, blogs, and similar articles.
Link Back – Always link back to your personal blog if it’s relevant to the article. This just helps your site get more exposure of course.
Remember to:
- Provide references, ask for reviews and display your credentials
- Focus on communicating clearly
- Voice your opinion
- Bring your topic to life by inserting relevant images
Learn how to write Top 10 ranking knols from the expert, Peter Baskerville.
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I don’t really agree with this phrase “it means that Google Knol pages are easier to find on the Google search engines.”
I seldom see Knol pages in the 1st two pages in Google search rankings. Any keywords to prove that claim? Maybe I am wrong.
Yes, it’s good for building credibility and backlinks though.
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I must agree here, being Google owned means nothing in the SERPS…Blogger blogs proved that in spades.
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very interesting I have never seen it in that way before that’s an interesting point you made as it does make sense.
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Hey Ben
These are really nice tips to follow. I would highly reccomend that you have to be very informative in mideum range of length with high quality of articles. I am sure once your article is accepted by the readers believe me they will sick more and more from you and you will get lots and lots of traffic.
Thanx ben for sharing this.
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Thats really cool! Never knew about Knol until now..thanks for the post!
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Are the links at Knol “Do Follow”? That is one thing I’m not quite aure about!
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I researched on that on a couple different sites and they all said that they actually are “do follow”. That’s pretty amazing.
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Have you found any knols where this is actually true? I mean that the links are do-followed?
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the only real way to find out if it’s Do follow or not is if you sign up and post your content and see for yourself if it is dofollow or not.
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There are many plugins and add-ons available to tell you if links are do or no follow before posting anything.
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Thanks for the tip. I will start testing it this week and see how that goes.
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Great tips Ben I never really heard all that much about Google
knol but for sure will check it out and see what their all about.
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knol is a powerful tool from google. yes we can use it to generate traffic and now we know how to use it for making money. Good write up. Thanks for sharing.
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Knol is really very good for creating articles and one can also put adsense on it. Great tips for creating knol articles.
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Thanks for great tips. I will try test it in this week to increase traffic to my blog.
Bye Ben!!
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Hey Ben,
I may have heard about Google Knol once way back when, but I never really knew what it was about until I read your post. This seems to be a really good resource for article marketers. Can you get good results if you post articles you’ve already written? This is something I’ll definitely have to check out and hopefully get more traffic to my site and blog. Thanks!
Alan
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Thanks for the info. I never knew about Google Knol before. A lot of thanks for informing us. I will be a regular visitor to your site from now on.
Hope you could also visit my site back.
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I think I found a new place to start submitting articles to. Thanks!
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Never knew about Knol. I will try out how it works for me.
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Some great tips here. Thanks for sharing
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I’ve never heard of Google Knol. Is it fairly new?
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I have seen knol before and I think it cool cause like you said it is more of an informative statement than conversation. And I wont lie, I get bored easily.
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