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What's New at QueryTracker
This page will highlight new and updated features of QueryTracker.
December 29, 2011
Search for agents who are members of the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR).
You can now use QT to search for agents who are members of the AAR. From the Agent Search Page, under "Advanced Search Options", check the box for "Only Show AAR Members" and click "Search". The displayed results will list only agents who are AAR members. See below.
On each agent's profile page, the agent's AAR membership status is now displayed, including a link to the agent's profile page on the AAR website if available. See below.
The AAR is not associated with QueryTracker in any way. AAR membership status and links to their website are provided as a convenience to QueryTracker users, saving you from having to manually search for AAR members on their website.
This report is available to Premium Members.
December 26, 2011
Fastest Responders Report
QT's latest report lists the fastest responding agents on QueryTracker.
This is a useful tool if you want to quickly check the strength of a new query letter.
This report is available to Premium Members.
October 1, 2010
Upgrade of 'Agents with Similar Tastes' Report
By tracking which agents have requested to read which manuscripts, we can compile a list of agents who tend to like the same books. This information is contained in the Similar Tastes Report.
How does it work? Well, let's say you received a partial request from Joe Agent. You can now go to Joe's profile page and see a list of all other agents who, in the past, have requested to read the same material as Joe. Since Joe liked your query enough to request a partial, and since these other agents like the same kinds of things that Joe likes, you know that querying these other agents should result in some read requests.
The problem was that, as QueryTracker grew and the number of queries being tracked increased, the list of agents with similar tastes also grew. So much so that the report results were becoming too long to be useful. So, we added a new feature to the report. Now you can filter the results based on a certain genre, making it possible to get even more detailed results.
The similar tastes report is available to premium members, and can be viewed by going to an agent's profile and clicking the "Reports & Statistics" tab. From there, select the similar tastes report and your chosen genre and click "Generate Report".
August 28, 2010
Gift Certificates
Now you can purchase gift certificates and present your writing friends with a year of Premium Membership.
Great for...
- Birthdays
- Holidays
- To thank a beta reader or crit-mate
- To congratulate a friend for completing a manuscript
- or to launch someone on their query journey
They also make great prizes for writing or blog contests.
Learn more.
August 21, 2010
Comment Indicators
Now, when you view the agent search results or your agent query list, an orange comment icon will appear next to an agent if a new comment has been left on that agent's profile.
To make sure you only see these indicators for agents you are actually interested in, they will not display unless you have viewed the agent's profile at least once in the past.
This new feature is available to all standard and premium members.
August 14, 2010
Private Listings
Private listings are not exactly new, but their existence has been uncelebrated and kind of an unintentional secret. So, I thought I would add a more prominent and direct link. So really, it's the link that's new, not the feature.
Private listings are agents or publishers that you add to the QT database, but only you can view and interact with them. This is useful if there is an agent (or publisher) you would like to query and track, but that agent (or publisher) is not listed in our regular database.
To add a private listing, go the appropriate menu at the top of the page (e.g. Agents or Publishers) and then select "Add a Private Listing" as shown below. From there you can enter the agent's/publisher's name and other contact information. After that, the agent or publisher will show up in the agent/publisher search results and can be added to your query list just like any other agent/publisher in the list.
August 13, 2010
QueryTracker Mobile
QueryTracker Mobile is a new version of the QT site, designed exclusively for the use of mobile devices, such as iPhone and BlackBerry.
Because of some advanced features of the regular QT site, some mobile devices found it to be slow and difficult (if not impossible) to use.
A site designed with these devices in mind alleviates those problems.
Now you can research agents while you're stuck in traffic, or waiting for a bus.
- Search agents and publishers.
- Manage your query lists.
- Read profiles, including statistics and reports and comments.
- Submit comments.
- Update the status of your queries.
- Manage projects and folders.
Because of the limitations of mobile devices, it is not practical to include all the features available on the main site. For instance, not all reports are available.
To access QT Mobile, point your mobile browser to m.QueryTracker.net
QT Mobile is available to premium members only. If you are not a premium member, but would like to test your mobile device with QT Mobile, point your mobile browser to m.QueryTracker.net/preview.php. Here you can see how your particular device formats QT Mobile.
Below are some sample screens from QT Mobile.
July 29, 2010
Send Quick Query Emails
Send email queries direct from the agent's profile page.
With just two clicks you can send an email query, save a copy of it for your records, log the date it was sent, and even email a copy of the query to yourself. All without ever leaving the agent's profile page.
The agent's email address and name are automatically filled in for you. Even the query letter and subject line are remembered from the last query you sent, so you can make minor changes or send it as-is. Saving you time and trouble.
Your name and email address are placed in the 'from' and 'reply-to' fields, so any replies sent by the agent will be sent to you. This is no different than if you had sent the email yourself.
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If the agent is receiving email queries, a Quick Query button will be displayed on his/her profile page. Just click the button to launch the Quick Query Window. |
In the Quick Query Window, enter your query letter and other information, then click "Send" and your query is on its way.
This feature is available to premium members only. Learn more about Premium Membership.
In order to deter those who would use this system to spam agents, each user is limited to sending only 10 queries per day. Since it is highly advisable to send only small batches of queries at a time, this limit should not be a hindrance.
July 27, 2010
Search For Agents by Gender
Ever wonder if a certain agent was male or female? If you don't know, how do you address the query letter? Or maybe you think your book would be better appreciated by a particular gender.
QueryTracker now lists agent's gender on their profile page, as shown below.
You can also search for agents based on gender. Just go to the "Advanced Search Options" on the search page and check male or female, then click the search button. The results will show only agents of the selected gender.
This feature is available to premium members only. Learn more about Premium Membership.
July 17, 2010
Receive Agent/Publisher Update Emails
If you are a premium member, you can now sign up to receive an email notification whenever a new agent or publisher is added to the QT database, or if any agent or publisher's profile is updated.
It's simple to enroll. Just go to your Account Settings Page and check the boxes for Receive Agent Updates and Receive Publisher Updates.
This feature is available to premium members only. Learn more about Premium Membership.
July 8, 2010
Feedback Report (go to report)
Every author wants feedback, especially when it comes to query letters. Afterall, how can you fix your query letter if you don't know what's wrong with it? Now you can use this report to find agents who tend to give helpful feedback in response to queries, instead of form replies.
When an author receives a rejection back from an agent, it can be a form letter or it can be a helpful response explaining why the query was rejected. When recording rejections, QueryTracker asks all users to specify if the rejection was helpful or not.
With this information, we can now see which agents tend to reply with helpful rejections and which don't. This information is shown on every agent's query report as shown below. This information is available to all standard and premium members.
But what if you want to locate agents who tend to give helpful feedback? With the Feedback Report, you can now see a list of all agents and their helpful feedback rates. This allows you to focus on those agents in hopes of getting some helpful feedback of your own.
Below is an example of the Feedback Report, available to all Premium Mebers. (Learn more about Premium Membership.)
By sorting the table by the percentage column (by clicking the column heading) you can now see which agents have the highest helpful feedback rates.
To help you narrow your search, select a genre from the list and only queries for that genre will be considered in the report.
The new query archive feature allows premium members to "hide" selected queries in their query list. This can be useful if you have a lot of rejections or old queries that you don't want cluttering up your list.
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To archive a query, go to your query list and click the settings icon for the query in question. |
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On the pop-up menu, select the "Archive" option, and the query will be hidden from view.
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If you need to see an archive query, just check the "Show Archive" box. All archived queries will be shown with a gray background. To un-archive a query, click the settings icon again and select "Un-Archive" from the menu. |
Please note that archiving queries only affects your query list, and not the search results page.
March 5, 2010
Genre/Length Report
This new report will display the number of manuscripts on record, grouped by word length, for the selected genre. It will tell you what manuscript lengths people are writing for the different genres.
November 28, 2009
Copy a query list from one project to another.
If you are a premium member with two or more similar projects and you want to query the same list of agents and publishers for all project, this tool will help.
Instead of sifting through the listings for agents to add to your list for the other projects, now you can quickly and easily copy the list from one project to another.
November 14, 2009
Project Cross Reference
When viewing an agent's profile, premium members with multiple projects can now view a Project Cross Reference.
This means that, if you have queried this agent for any other projects, the results of those queries will be shown here.
