FC Recruiting Question

[Purrsnikitty]

My fc leader and I would scout starter cities for new players and help them out. When we found ones that we liked we would offer them an invite to the fc, if anything to at least make use of the buffs, but we would also tell them that they are free to leave if they decide we aren't for them and that we can still be friends after. It really helps when you try to be personal about recruiting and it really helps if they aren't burdened with the obligation of staying because they received help a few times. Once you start to get enough people they will start to bring friends and your fc will grow.

[InkstainedGwyn]

My fc leader and I would scout starter cities for new players and help them out. When we found ones that we liked we would offer them an invite to the fc, if anything to at least make use of the buffs, but we would also tell them that they are free to leave if they decide we aren't for them and that we can still be friends after. It really helps when you try to be personal about recruiting and it really helps if they aren't burdened with the obligation of staying because they received help a few times. Once you start to get enough people they will start to bring friends and your fc will grow.

Absolutely this. Our former FC leader would blind-invite anyone with no FC and a leaf, and besides the fact that blind inviting bothers me (having been on the receiving end of it enough to know how annoying it is), it also meant we got a huge number of people we didn't know, many of whom stopped playing after a week or two, and quite a few that just didn't fit in with our concept of an FC. However, inviting folks we've run mount farms with, or helped out in dungeons, or friends new to the game has given us a lot of active members that we already know we get along with, and we don't have to worry about someone going into the FC chest to try to clear it out.

[MicahZerrshia]

Blind invites are the worst thing ever and imo are done by only the laziest, uncaring and most amateur of FC leaders. Not only do I refuse blind invites, I blist the invitation sender. If you blind invite you are telling me you don't care about your members because you just want numbers and your FC is likely garbage. If you don't have a moment to send me a tell and ask me to join, which can even be macro'd, you are not worth my time either.

Like others said, the best way to recruit is being active in the community, esp when you are starting out. Helping ppl out is the best way to get members. Show them you care about your guild and its members and not only will you get more members but you will retain them and the ability to retain them is the big thing. Once you get a little larger there are plenty of other things you can do but when you are just starting its all about being a good leader before anything else. Even participating in conversations on fan sites or chat rooms can get ppl. But its usually more effort than its worth unless you enjoy it and do it anyway.

You can shout but you need to be short and sweet and not spam. Even then shouting gets very few ppl so it's best not to rely on since you don't wanna be blisted by a lot of ppl for it. Online is good but you need to be short and sweet, keep on top of it and post in the right places. So they are always a crap shoot.


FYI, if you are not one who blists the fail FC spam leaders, if they keep sending you invites you can report them for harassment.