Guild Recruiting Service? Good idea, or not? - Guild Wars Forums

Kendar Muert · Aug 10, 2007, 07:06 PM // 19:06

I was thinking, well hey, im a really good recruiter, and I know that most officers and leaders hate it, because they dont like to spam, and they arent really sure how else to go about it. Sometimes they hate it for a totally different reason.

So I figured Id ask all the leaders and officers here- If I offered a service to recruit for guilds without actually having to be made an officer (I would recruit in-game only when an officer was online), do you think I would be successful with it? If so, how would I go about advertising it, since it really isnt the most common type of service.

Now, I was thinking I should price it by members that join (since, as we all know, roughly half seem to think its funny to leave about one minute after joining).

Maybe 5k for every 10 members I get to join +costs. So, 6k for 10 members, 12k for 20, 18k for 30. After that Id up the price because of sheer time involved, to something like 35k for 40 members, 40k for 50. After that, Id negotiate something individually, unless someone wants to pay me to fill up their roster, which would be 100k or something like that... 10k for costs, 90k for the week or so itd take me of constant recruiting.
By the by, itd be the leader only that could buy my service, and the costs for recruiting id split up between the officers online who recruited.

If I did do this service, I dont think itd be a very successful thing, but then again, thats why I posted here. What do you think about the merits this would have, the negatives, and of course, its potential commercial success rate.

Div · Aug 10, 2007, 09:53 PM // 21:53

Great idea to take money from guild leaders/officers.

We all know that the way to recruit is to actually know the people you recruit and play with them, not do some mass recruiting because then there's no loyalty at all...

Kendar Muert · Aug 10, 2007, 10:32 PM // 22:32

I didnt say how I recruited, now did I? What I normally do is make anyone interested talk to me awhile, so I get a feel for their personality. Second, I dont spam. Recruiting is something Im good at, because I can generally get to know people well in a short time span. Third, even playing with someone doesnt give them loyalty to you. They have to be in the guild first, and come to love it. Attachment to whoever invited them can actually hurt, since they will stay whether or not they actually are loyal to the guild itself. Many guilds have been destroyed because of this. And, I take offense at the idea that I would be "taking" money from them. Yes, if they employ me, I will accept it. Yes, I will ask for it. No, I will not do it without it. However, they can recruit themselves. I will not, do not, and never will go up to someone and mug them, or attempt to steal from them. Do me a favor and try to use a little tact, if that wasnt what you meant. And, if it was, please, refrain from comments upon my personal character unless you know me. You haven't even done the small amount any good recruiter does before passing judgement.

Oh, and, please post on topic. I didnt ask for judgement on my technique- merely the idea. Namely, if you had your choice of techniques, would you buy this service, or think others would.

freakdaddy · Aug 12, 2007, 09:14 AM // 09:14

Sounds cool if that particular guild would want a bunch of people they didn't recruit themselves. The downside is once people caught onto the idea of a GL hiring someone to fill the roster with people then it looks of disloyalty.

It would lessen the recruiting effect less than what it already is.Also though I say if you can find someone to pay you for this then by all means I wish you luck.

Kendar Muert · Aug 12, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12

Thanks you. :P

Dorling · Sep 05, 2007, 08:43 AM // 08:43

I wouldn't see it as something very profitable. If you're recruiting you're doing it because you want to, I don't think it's the job of the member to be doing it nor should people be paying you.

A lot of the people I convice had been pugging with me and another member. We we taling and stuff then they get highly interested. What I don't like is wne new members only get to know specific people, and reply only to them in chat. Our guild runs a radio station and a lot of entries come though the site, though we try to keep them as seperate entities.

No disrespect to your idea, I just wonder if it's worth the time to be feasible.

Ministry Of Peace · Sep 11, 2007, 05:47 PM // 17:47

It would probably be awesome for guilds that aspire to own cavalon, or some such nonsense. They pay members for faction, so why not pay people for members.. lol.

Holly Herro · Sep 12, 2007, 06:38 AM // 06:38

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Originally Posted by Ministry Of Peace

It would probably be awesome for guilds that aspire to own cavalon, or some such nonsense. They pay members for faction, so why not pay people for members.. lol.

So they pay for members and the members get paid for faction! It's like a chain kind-a-thing! :P

Aug 10, 2007, 07:06 PM // 19:06	#1
Kendar Muert Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Profession: E/	Guild Recruiting Service? Good idea, or not? I was thinking, well hey, im a really good recruiter, and I know that most officers and leaders hate it, because they dont like to spam, and they arent really sure how else to go about it. Sometimes they hate it for a totally different reason. So I figured Id ask all the leaders and officers here- If I offered a service to recruit for guilds without actually having to be made an officer (I would recruit in-game only when an officer was online), do you think I would be successful with it? If so, how would I go about advertising it, since it really isnt the most common type of service. Now, I was thinking I should price it by members that join (since, as we all know, roughly half seem to think its funny to leave about one minute after joining). Maybe 5k for every 10 members I get to join +costs. So, 6k for 10 members, 12k for 20, 18k for 30. After that Id up the price because of sheer time involved, to something like 35k for 40 members, 40k for 50. After that, Id negotiate something individually, unless someone wants to pay me to fill up their roster, which would be 100k or something like that... 10k for costs, 90k for the week or so itd take me of constant recruiting. By the by, itd be the leader only that could buy my service, and the costs for recruiting id split up between the officers online who recruited. If I did do this service, I dont think itd be a very successful thing, but then again, thats why I posted here. What do you think about the merits this would have, the negatives, and of course, its potential commercial success rate.

Aug 10, 2007, 10:32 PM // 22:32	#3
Kendar Muert Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Profession: E/	I didnt say how I recruited, now did I? What I normally do is make anyone interested talk to me awhile, so I get a feel for their personality. Second, I dont spam. Recruiting is something Im good at, because I can generally get to know people well in a short time span. Third, even playing with someone doesnt give them loyalty to you. They have to be in the guild first, and come to love it. Attachment to whoever invited them can actually hurt, since they will stay whether or not they actually are loyal to the guild itself. Many guilds have been destroyed because of this. And, I take offense at the idea that I would be "taking" money from them. Yes, if they employ me, I will accept it. Yes, I will ask for it. No, I will not do it without it. However, they can recruit themselves. I will not, do not, and never will go up to someone and mug them, or attempt to steal from them. Do me a favor and try to use a little tact, if that wasnt what you meant. And, if it was, please, refrain from comments upon my personal character unless you know me. You haven't even done the small amount any good recruiter does before passing judgement. Oh, and, please post on topic. I didnt ask for judgement on my technique- merely the idea. Namely, if you had your choice of techniques, would you buy this service, or think others would. Last edited by Kendar Muert; Aug 10, 2007 at 10:36 PM // 22:36..

Aug 10, 2007, 09:53 PM // 21:53	#2
Div I like yumy food! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Where I can eat yumy food Guild: Dead Alley [dR] Profession: Mo/R	Great idea to take money from guild leaders/officers. We all know that the way to recruit is to actually know the people you recruit and play with them, not do some mass recruiting because then there's no loyalty at all...

Aug 12, 2007, 09:14 AM // 09:14	#4
freakdaddy Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio, USA Guild: Tales of Heroes[myth] Profession: A/Me	Sounds cool if that particular guild would want a bunch of people they didn't recruit themselves. The downside is once people caught onto the idea of a GL hiring someone to fill the roster with people then it looks of disloyalty. It would lessen the recruiting effect less than what it already is.Also though I say if you can find someone to pay you for this then by all means I wish you luck.

Aug 12, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12	#5
Kendar Muert Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Profession: E/	Thanks you. :P

Sep 05, 2007, 08:43 AM // 08:43	#6
Dorling Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2005	I wouldn't see it as something very profitable. If you're recruiting you're doing it because you want to, I don't think it's the job of the member to be doing it nor should people be paying you. A lot of the people I convice had been pugging with me and another member. We we taling and stuff then they get highly interested. What I don't like is wne new members only get to know specific people, and reply only to them in chat. Our guild runs a radio station and a lot of entries come though the site, though we try to keep them as seperate entities. No disrespect to your idea, I just wonder if it's worth the time to be feasible.

Sep 11, 2007, 05:47 PM // 17:47	#7
Ministry Of Peace Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: req 12 land Guild: guildless for the time being Profession: P/	It would probably be awesome for guilds that aspire to own cavalon, or some such nonsense. They pay members for faction, so why not pay people for members.. lol.