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Originally Posted by taosaur
No social media presence is about getting out one make-it-or-break-it post. It's a place to interact and build networks, and again, remind people that you exist on a consistent basis, not once or twice per year. The value of these platforms is that the eyeballs are already there, and in the case of Twitter, writer and journalist eyeballs in particular. Agents will tell you flat out, "Come back when you have xxxx followers on Twitter."
In that case, they're very likely going to Amazon. I'm not saying it's a bad idea to have an author site, but it's not where people are going to find you. If no one put a link in front of them, they're very likely going to google, and from there it's Amazon or Wikipedia.
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When I google, I generally pull up the author's website if it exists. A surprising number of authors don't have one. Amazon is fine if you already know you are looking for a specific book, but it give little information about things like series and the like. Wiki can work if someone has created the Wiki page, though it doesn't work nearly as well as a good web page.
It comes down to, are you a "hey, I just write the book" author, or are you actively trying to sell books. That's my over all point. The vast majority of authors seem to be "hey, I just write the book".