diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57ba85b..3156e02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,41 +30,53 @@ p := &Person{
 
 // Insert
 {
-	q := Query(qb.Insert("person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").ToCql())
-	if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("bind:", err)
-	}
-	mustExec(q.Query)
+    stmt, names := qb.Insert("person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").ToCql()
+    q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+    if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal(err)
+    }
+}
+
+// Insert with TTL
+{
+    stmt, names := qb.Insert("person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").TTL().ToCql()
+    q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+    if err := q.BindStructMap(p, qb.M{"_ttl": qb.TTL(86400 * time.Second)}).Exec(); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal(err)
+    }
 }
 
 // Update
 {
-	p.Email = append(p.Email, "patricia1.citzen@gocqlx_test.com")
+    p.Email = append(p.Email, "patricia1.citzen@gocqlx_test.com")
 
-	q := Query(qb.Update("person").Set("email").Where(qb.Eq("first_name"), qb.Eq("last_name")).ToCql())
-	if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("bind:", err)
-	}
-	mustExec(q.Query)
+    stmt, names := qb.Update("person").Set("email").Where(qb.Eq("first_name"), qb.Eq("last_name")).ToCql()
+    q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+    if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal(err)
+    }
 }
 
 // Select
 {
-	q := Query(qb.Select("person").Where(qb.In("first_name")).ToCql())
-	m := map[string]interface{}{
-		"first_name": []string{"Patricia", "John"},
-	}
-	if err := q.BindMap(m); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("bind:", err)
-	}
+    stmt, names := qb.Select("person").Where(qb.In("first_name")).ToCql()
+    q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
 
-	var people []Person
-	if err := gocqlx.Select(&people, q.Query); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(people)
+    q.BindMap(qb.M{"first_name": []string{"Patricia", "John"}})
+    if err := q.Err(); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal(err)
+    }
 
-	// [{Patricia Citizen [patricia.citzen@gocqlx_test.com patricia1.citzen@gocqlx_test.com]} {John Doe [johndoeDNE@gmail.net]}]
+    var people []Person
+    if err := gocqlx.Select(&people, q.Query); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal("select:", err)
+    }
+    log.Println(people)
+
+    // [{Patricia Citizen [patricia.citzen@com patricia1.citzen@com]} {John Doe [johndoeDNE@gmail.net]}]
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/benchmark_test.go b/benchmark_test.go
index 7852971..c61cd1b 100644
--- a/benchmark_test.go
+++ b/benchmark_test.go
@@ -102,13 +102,8 @@ func BenchmarkE2EGocqlxInsert(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		// prepare
 		p := people[i%len(people)]
-		if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-			b.Fatal("bind:", err)
-		}
-		// insert
-		if err := q.Exec(); err != nil {
+		if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
 			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -229,10 +224,7 @@ func initTable(b *testing.B, session *gocql.Session, people []*benchPerson) {
 	q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
 
 	for _, p := range people {
-		if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-			b.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if err := q.Exec(); err != nil {
+		if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
 			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 9aede55..4eba8aa 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Query builder, using DSL to build queries, using `:name` as the bindvar.
 	{
-		// helper function for creating session queries
-		Query := gocqlx.SessionQuery(session)
-
 		p := &Person{
 			"Patricia",
 			"Citizen",
@@ -128,43 +125,44 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Insert
 		{
-			q := Query(qb.Insert("gocqlx_test.person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").ToCql())
-			if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("bind:", err)
+			stmt, names := qb.Insert("gocqlx_test.person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").ToCql()
+			q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+			if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			mustExec(q.Query)
 		}
 
 		// Insert with TTL
 		{
-			q := Query(qb.Insert("gocqlx_test.person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").TTL().ToCql())
-			if err := q.BindStructMap(p, map[string]interface{}{
-				"_ttl": qb.TTL(86400 * time.Second),
-			}); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("bind:", err)
+			stmt, names := qb.Insert("gocqlx_test.person").Columns("first_name", "last_name", "email").TTL().ToCql()
+			q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+			if err := q.BindStructMap(p, qb.M{"_ttl": qb.TTL(86400 * time.Second)}).Exec(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			mustExec(q.Query)
 		}
 
 		// Update
 		{
 			p.Email = append(p.Email, "patricia1.citzen@gocqlx_test.com")
 
-			q := Query(qb.Update("gocqlx_test.person").Set("email").Where(qb.Eq("first_name"), qb.Eq("last_name")).ToCql())
-			if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("bind:", err)
+			stmt, names := qb.Update("gocqlx_test.person").Set("email").Where(qb.Eq("first_name"), qb.Eq("last_name")).ToCql()
+			q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+			if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			mustExec(q.Query)
 		}
 
 		// Select
 		{
-			q := Query(qb.Select("gocqlx_test.person").Where(qb.In("first_name")).ToCql())
-			m := map[string]interface{}{
-				"first_name": []string{"Patricia", "John"},
-			}
-			if err := q.BindMap(m); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("bind:", err)
+			stmt, names := qb.Select("gocqlx_test.person").Where(qb.In("first_name")).ToCql()
+			q := gocqlx.Query(session.Query(stmt), names)
+
+			q.BindMap(qb.M{"first_name": []string{"Patricia", "John"}})
+			if err := q.Err(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
 			var people []Person
@@ -194,10 +192,9 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 				[]string{"jane.citzen@gocqlx_test.com"},
 			}
 
-			if err := q.BindStruct(p); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("bind:", err)
+			if err := q.BindStruct(p).Exec(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			mustExec(q.Query)
 		}
 
 		// bind named parameters from a map
@@ -208,10 +205,9 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 				"email":      []string{"bensmith@allblacks.nz"},
 			}
 
-			if err := q.BindMap(m); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("bind:", err)
+			if err := q.BindMap(m).Exec(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			mustExec(q.Query)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/qb/qb.go b/qb/qb.go
index ed05c7c..fb3eea6 100644
--- a/qb/qb.go
+++ b/qb/qb.go
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ type Builder interface {
 	// ToCql builds the query into a CQL string and named args.
 	ToCql() (stmt string, names []string)
 }
+
+// M is a map.
+type M map[string]interface{}
diff --git a/queryx.go b/queryx.go
index f26392e..09518b5 100644
--- a/queryx.go
+++ b/queryx.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type Queryx struct {
 	*gocql.Query
 	Names  []string
 	Mapper *reflectx.Mapper
+	err    error
 }
 
 // Query creates a new Queryx from gocql.Query using a default mapper.
@@ -93,29 +94,31 @@ func Query(q *gocql.Query, names []string) Queryx {
 
 // BindStruct binds query named parameters to values from arg using mapper. If
 // value cannot be found error is reported.
-func (q Queryx) BindStruct(arg interface{}) error {
+func (q *Queryx) BindStruct(arg interface{}) *Queryx {
 	arglist, err := bindStructArgs(q.Names, arg, nil, q.Mapper)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		q.err = fmt.Errorf("bind error: %s", err)
+	} else {
+		q.err = nil
+		q.Bind(arglist...)
 	}
 
-	q.Bind(arglist...)
-
-	return nil
+	return q
 }
 
 // BindStructMap binds query named parameters to values from arg0 and arg1
 // using a mapper. If value cannot be found in arg0 it's looked up in arg1
 // before reporting an error.
-func (q Queryx) BindStructMap(arg0 interface{}, arg1 map[string]interface{}) error {
+func (q *Queryx) BindStructMap(arg0 interface{}, arg1 map[string]interface{}) *Queryx {
 	arglist, err := bindStructArgs(q.Names, arg0, arg1, q.Mapper)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		q.err = fmt.Errorf("bind error: %s", err)
+	} else {
+		q.err = nil
+		q.Bind(arglist...)
 	}
 
-	q.Bind(arglist...)
-
-	return nil
+	return q
 }
 
 func bindStructArgs(names []string, arg0 interface{}, arg1 map[string]interface{}, m *reflectx.Mapper) ([]interface{}, error) {
@@ -145,15 +148,16 @@ func bindStructArgs(names []string, arg0 interface{}, arg1 map[string]interface{
 }
 
 // BindMap binds query named parameters using map.
-func (q Queryx) BindMap(arg map[string]interface{}) error {
+func (q *Queryx) BindMap(arg map[string]interface{}) *Queryx {
 	arglist, err := bindMapArgs(q.Names, arg)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		q.err = fmt.Errorf("bind error: %s", err)
+	} else {
+		q.err = nil
+		q.Bind(arglist...)
 	}
 
-	q.Bind(arglist...)
-
-	return nil
+	return q
 }
 
 func bindMapArgs(names []string, arg map[string]interface{}) ([]interface{}, error) {
@@ -169,6 +173,19 @@ func bindMapArgs(names []string, arg map[string]interface{}) ([]interface{}, err
 	return arglist, nil
 }
 
+// Err returns any binding errors.
+func (q *Queryx) Err() error {
+	return q.err
+}
+
+// Exec executes the query without returning any rows.
+func (q *Queryx) Exec() error {
+	if q.err != nil {
+		return q.err
+	}
+	return q.Query.Exec()
+}
+
 // QueryFunc creates Queryx from qb.Builder.ToCql() output.
 type QueryFunc func(stmt string, names []string) Queryx