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What is QueryTracker.net?
QueryTracker is not just another list of agents. In fact, our agent list is secondary to the real purpose and power of QueryTracker.
QueryTracker.net is a model for what I like to call "Social Data Gathering." Which means each QT user contributes data about their query and agent experiences. Alone, this data
does not reveal much, but when combined with the data from our ever-growing membership, we can see trends and identify important aspects of an individual agent's actions.
How does it work?
When a user queries an agent, they record the following data about that query:
- Date sent
- How sent (Email, Regular Mail)
- To whom was the query sent
- Genre of manuscript
- Word count of the manuscript
- Date of response
- Type of response
- Etc.
What can you learn from this information and how does it help?
With this data, QueryTracker.net can reveal, on an agent-by-agent basis:
- The overall number of queries sent to each agent and their accept/reject rates.
This can tell you how busy an agent is, but it also reveals how much an agent is actively seeking new authors. An agent that requests to read more manuscripts is obviously more interested
in new authors than the ones that seem to reject everything they receive.
- The genre-specific accept/reject history for an agent.
This reveals the agents who are actively seeking certain genres. Just because an agent says they are interested in a particular genre, doesn't mean they are interested right now. With
this you can find the agent who is requesting to read more manuscripts of the genre you write, allowing you to better target your queries.
- Agent response times.
By tracking sent and received dates (for queries and manuscript submissions) we can soften the pain of the waiting game.
- Seasonal data.
Are certain times of the year better for some agents and not for others? Now we can see and reveal any trends that may exist.
- Manuscript word count.
This will tell you how individual agents feel about certain book lengths. Do they prefer long books, short books, or someplace in between?
- We continue to expand.
New ideas for data gathering and reports are always being recommended and implemented, and the site continues to grow both in features and users.
Take a look at the Quick Tour and then give it a try. It's Free to join.
What QueryTracker is NOT
The most important thing that QueryTracker is NOT, is a query blasting service. A query blasting service is a company or individual who will send out query letters for you (usually for a price). Typically,
these queries are not targeted in any way, but instead are sent to just about any and all agents under the sun.
Most agents, if they realize the query originated from one of these blasting services (and they can usually tell) will ignore the query.
QueryTracker does not want to be confused with one of these blasting services. We do NOT send your query for you. You must send it yourself using a traditional method. Anything else
would just hurt your chances of being noticed.
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