: Re: How to figure out if an agent is "on the straight" or "shady"? Are there any specific signs (singular or groups of) that I should pay attention to when it comes to agents? I have read about

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From my own experience to discover a black sheep:

If you've found and agent, google him.
Google harder!
If you think, he is reputable, change your keywords and google again!

No, not kidding. I found an agent who was very promising. Professional homepage, listed all the things you look for (you have to pay no money, best publishers, etc.)

I googled him and found nothing. Nothing good, nothing bad. If you only seek for the established ones, the new guys never have a chance, so I thought I give it a try. But I always sleep one night, before making a final decision.

The next day his homepage was gone. Not accessible. So I googled again, this time harder. And then I found a forum discussion about this agent, demonstrating that he was a bad apple, with newspaper article and everything your cold heart wishes. So, yes, I'm serious about my three points above.

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