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.