Guild Wars 2

Hey all peeeps!!!

I started a thread with the intention of helping out small / start up guilds awhile back in the players helping players sub-forum. It did fairly well at first, but then it kind of got lost in the forum. And with little input, its more or less a dead thread. Rather than necro a dead post. Why not put the info where it should matter and be more effective. Here in this sub-forum. The tips might be out-dated. So to all the other guild leaders / officers feel free to throw in your advice / tips.
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I know that most players have a dream of creating a successful guild in GW. Like most, I also had this dream. And started this journey of creating my “dream” guild. So off I went making the coolest sounding guild name and tag.

Little did I realise just how tough it really is. Unfortunate to say, I met with abysmal failure. My guild is no longer around. And I’m not the only one that has gone through this, many smaller guilds face this on a consistent basis. After reading some of the recruitment post, and realising where I went wrong.

I thought I’d give a few tips as to what they can do to help their guild grow. I can’t guarantee that it will bring new members flocking to the guild. But I do hope it can give some help to the smaller guilds.

Tips:

• Observe : as to how some of the other guilds write their recruitment post up. This being the language and structure. Then write/re-write your guild recruitment post. Put in as much detail as you can about the guild like; what your guild is about and what it plans to do, what server is it on etc. Many smaller guilds neglect doing this. And are easily passed over by potential members. Remember you are selling your guild to potential members. This follows on to my next tip.

• Format : format your recruitment post. Use sub headings, bold, italic, underlines, paragraphs, bullet points etc. Make your recruitment post as neat and attractive as possible. You want to attract their attention. Your recruitment post is like your resume/CV. Handing in a very badly written resume/CV won’t get you a job.

• Guild site : Quite a few new guilds aren’t without a guild site. Think of setting one up. The most used ones are guild portal, shivtr or enjin. Use the one you think is best. And incorporate it in to your recruitment post. And keep the site active as well. After a while think of getting VOIP.

Now comes the hardest part of all. Actually attracting new members.

• Forum : You will be spending a lot of time looking at the looking for guild section of forum quite a bit. Copy and paste your recruitment post. If it’s a long one, then make a digestible version of your recruitment post. By digestible, I mean a shorten version of your recruitment post. High-lightening only the key elements of your guild. The other way is to make a small comment and then link it back to your recruitment post.

• In-game advertisement : Whilst you’re playing the game, you should advertise in-game via game chat. This allows any players that do not frequent the forums to know about your guild. Give a small description of your guild. Guest on other servers as well (spend some time there as well, if any do show interest). Avoid spamming map chat. Players do not take spamming lightly.

• Other sites: You could try other sites like Reddit, just copy and paste your recruitment post. You’ll be surprised by just how many players frequent reddit.

The biggest flaw is : all new guilds don’t advertise themselves properly. How will any potential members know you’re out there. You could be the best fit for them, and they’ll pass you by because you didn’t let yourself be known to them. Numbers in a guild also play a factor as to any potential members not wanting to give your guild ago. You need to convince them that it is worth their time to come to your guild. It just takes more effort, that’s all. Remember all the mid to large guilds went through this phase.

Whatever happens keep trying and don’t give up!!!. Keep banging on doors and eventually people will answer.

GOOD LUCK!!