One of my former FC leaders asked a friend of his (who was the leader of one of the most largest and successful FCs on the server) about recruiting and the friend suggested to "send /tells to recruit, not shouts. It makes it more intimate/appealing." I would have to agree with this sentiment.

However, what I think my FC leader did wrong was simply just sending /tells. He didn't meet avatar-to-avatar. What he did was made a list of people to /tell and people he already /tell'd, so he could a.) send /tells from anywhere, b.) not bother people again. While B is good, I mistook him for a bot because of A and wasn't inclined, and I wasn't the only one who mistook him as a bot. XD The cofounder of the first FC I ever joined actually stood in front of me, emoted me, and then proceeded to invite me by /tell. Generally, people responded better to that approach.


You can also recruit via the forums here, by going to your server forum.