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As others say, it doesn't happen overnight.
Take a look at some of the more "active" guilds here on POF. What's the common theme in most of them? Friendship.
The one thing I like to make sure in PNC is that every member feels welcome right off the bat. Whether a member has been with us since the old PIC, or are fresh out of the oven, they all deserve to be treated like family. The fundamental of creating an active guild is through having your members look foward to something when they log on, and if you can do that for them, I guarentee you'll see some serious improvement in activity.
Of course, this requires work. 99% of the time, you don't become best friends with somebody through a single experience. Start out by getting to know each of your members on a personal level. Say hi directly to them. Compliment them on something. Get to know, what do they like to do in pirates? Do they need help with anything? Do they want to do this, or that, with you? Progressively, you need to show them that you don't just care about the pirate, but you care about the person behind the pirate.
As for recruiting?... Well, I really can't help you there, seeing as how my guild and I hardly ever spend time doing actual recruiting. All I can tell you is, if you're recruiting for the sake of recruiting, you're doing something wrong. I usually let the members come to me - if you see a pirate that seems to be having trouble on a quest, help them out. You'll be surprised at how something so little as that can form such strong bonds.
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