Lots to think about...
Thank you, Batgirl, for responding to my post. I am quite new at this, as you can surely tell. Book trailers are very popular with the teenage and young adult set- and language arts teachers have begun utilizing them to build interest in reading, especially with reluctant readers. So, it seems that, as you suggest, they might work very well in some markets and not in others.
I think that finding an agent is similar, in some ways, to meeting a future partner online- it's all in making the right match. This agent's webpage 'spoke' to me so I'm going to give it a shot. Most new authors are not in the position to choose their agents anyway, and if this agent felt as though my project was worthy of representation, I would definitely be open to what she has to offer. We all have to start somewhere. I have looked at older threads from some now successful agents, and have seen comments similar to the current comments about Jenee Arthur. Truly, everything here is heresay and guesswork-there is nothing concrete enough to disuade me. If I have a positive or a negative experience, I will certainly report it here.