This is not a question.
I have noticed a few people post questions on how to get an Agent.
If you type the youtube link in your browser and then type in in:
The Insider's Way To Get a Literary Agent
You will find many useful video links, and some quite awful one's as well.
Type in, http://www.youtube.com/
Type in the youtube search box, The Insider's Way To Get a Literary Agent
As you say, not all of it great advice but certainly interesting. Because of the few really big hits from self-publishing recently I think writing is experiencing a bit of a gold rush effect. It's a good time to be a toolmaker. New services for writers seem to be popping up every day.