Duotrope or Grinder?

[Jeremy M. Gottwig]

I use the Submission Grinder to keep track of my submissions and follow markets. I have never used Duotrope, but I know that it is a paid resource. I'm curious, for those of you familiar with both, why anyone would prefer Duotrope over the Grinder? I am open to paying for a significant enough benefit.

Note that I know there is a free Duotrope trial, but then comes the endless "please subscribe" emails even if I decide not to use the service.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I use the Grinder. But mostly I just use word of mouth, twitter, and subs to places I already know and work well with.

 

[Jackie Bee]

I'm personally on Duotrope, but I'm interested to see what others have to say. I got there because when I was doing my research on places to submit, many search results lead to D. The features I like there most are easy search for new markets, and the ability to see the actual reply times and acceptances ratio reported by other users. Using that allows, for example, to not submit to a place that hasn't replied to anyone in a long time , and so on. Does Grinder have those features?

 

[Jeremy M. Gottwig]

I'm personally on Duotrope, but I'm interested to see what others have to say. I got there because when I was doing my research on places to submit, many search results lead to D. The features I like there most are easy search for new markets, and the ability to see the actual reply times and acceptances ratio reported by other users. Using that allows, for example, to not submit to a place that hasn't replied to anyone in a long time , and so on. Does Grinder have those features?

Yeah, that's basically a description of the Grinder. What I'm unsure of is if Duotrope tends to be more accurate. I was at a conference recently, where this was the suggestion, but honestly, I have really noticed no problems with the Grinder's data.

 

[ratsy]

I use the Grinder. Why pay for something free? I did do a trial but I didn't see the value

 

[Jackie Bee]

Yeah, that's basically a description of the Grinder. What I'm unsure of is if Duotrope tends to be more accurate. I was at a conference recently, where this was the suggestion, but honestly, I have really noticed no problems with the Grinder's data.

Maybe I'll join Grinder then and compare them for a while...

 

[Ray McCarthy]

Just make sure you join the right web site ... Maybe the other one is spelled slightly differently.

 

[Jackie Bee]

Thought I'd update you on the results of my experiment. I joined Grinder, and used both it and Duotrope for a while. The functionality is pretty much the same. Duotrope does have a more accurate data base. For example, one of the magazines I've submitted to had like 1 report (or even 0, I don't remember exactly) on Grinder, and Duotope had something like 6. In this case, if I had only Grinder data, I probably wouldn't have submitted, thinking the market had gone defunct. The difference isn't always that dramatic, but it's there. I also like the design of Duotrope better, but that's a matter of taste. I guess Grinder is fine, too, if you're okay with less data available. It still does the job.

 

[Jeremy M. Gottwig]

Thought I'd update you on the results of my experiment. I joined Grinder, and used both it and Duotrope for a while. The functionality is pretty much the same. Duotrope does have a more accurate data base. For example, one of the magazines I've submitted to had like 1 report (or even 0, I don't remember exactly) on Grinder, and Duotope had something like 6. In this case, if I had only Grinder data, I probably wouldn't have submitted, thinking the market had gone defunct. The difference isn't always that dramatic, but it's there. I also like the design of Duotrope better, but that's a matter of taste. I guess Grinder is fine, too, if you're okay with less data available. It still does the job.

Very interesting. Thank you! I signed up for a Duotrope account recently (trial) but haven't had a chance to test it yet.

It looks like the trial still requires a CC#, which is a bit vexing.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Ha! Submissions? What're they?



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