Should I reactivate my professional IG account? (just to promote my creative work/book)

I'm an architect, run a lifestyle/work blog and have a professional IG where I sometimes post about work life or repost other videos that I've been featured in. Used to have ~4k followers, but got harassed/had unfounded negative comments posted about me a few months back which really spooked me (it escalated to a police report). I deactivated my professional IG after that. The deactivation hasn't impacted my work since I'm not reliant on IG for getting clients.

But I'm also involved in content creation (I also work as a podcast host) and am writing a book (already have a publisher), so I'm wondering if there's a need to maintain a public social media presence for the sake of promoting creative content? Or will I still somehow be able to have an audience and enough people to buy my book without social media?

My mental health and anxiety levels are so much better ever since I've deactivated it, but I'm just worried about losing out on an audience for my creative work by not being on IG. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!

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Affectionate_Dig4313•1 day ago•2

if deactivating instagram made your anxiety and mental health noticeably better, dont reactivate it just because you feel like you're supposed to. you already have a publisher, a blog, and podcast work, so you have other ways to build an audience and promote the book. if you ever do return, you could treat it as a limited promotional channel with strict boundaries rather than making it a big part of your life

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More-Decision4760•about 11 hours ago•1

if your mental health improved that much and ig wasn't bringing you work before, don't reactivate it just to make instagram happy, your publisher can market a book without making you reopen the

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