Authority Article Sites - While in 2010 we saw a huge amount of article directories being created, the market leaders continued to dominate the article marketing scene. You know the names. No need to spell them out for you. (This post brought to you by the letters E, Z, and A!) With a good reputation, these sites continued to attract the best of the best writers.
Bigger is Better - Just as there was an overall trend toward creating better quality articles in 2010, there was a concentrated effort by some writers to increase the length of the articles they used for marketing purposes. They started creating longer content - with interesting facts and information and not just fluff - article marketing can continue to be a great opportunity for making money online.
Building Relationships - One of the other trends noticed in 2010 was the reformed interest in building trust with article marketing. Instead of going for a one-off sales transaction - collecting a referral bonus and moving on, burning bridges - smart Internet publishers and marketers started to really concentrate on building relationships in 2010.
Not everyone follows the trends - for better or worse, these are some of the bigger trends that have been noticed in the amazing world of article marketing.