Clan Creation

Do Nots when picking a Clan Name

The Clan Name after all sets the tone for the identity of the whole clan. A bad name leaves people wondering what you do, and doesn’t always appear professional. The goal is to come up with something that is:  easy to read, easily spelled, is short and sweet, and rolls off the tongue.

• Do not use made up words. No one is going to be able to remember your Clan if it has a made up word in it’s name. This will drive possible members away simply because they can’t spell it.
• Do not make up a acronym, then fill the letters with words. You want something that’s going to make sense when someone tries to say it.
• Do not make your Clan’s name too long… Simply, No One Will Remember It.
• Do not restrict your name to a game. You need to be able to switch to a different game in the event of a newer, or better game coming your way.

The best Clan names I’ve stumbled upon were simple, short and sweet and easy to remember. Lotus Clan, Red Militia and Aussie Attack Force are prime and ideal names.  Once you start your clan it’s pretty difficult to change it’s name, especially once you’ve  gained some members.

Why create a clan?

Creating a clan could be the most difficult and challenging task for anyone.  There is a lot things involved in making a clan and it would not be recommended to anyone who has never been part of a clan to start a clan.  Some of the most important questions you need to ask yourself first are:

• Why do I want to create a clan when I can join another?
• What is my goals for the clan I’m about to create?
• Where am I going to get my members?
• When is the best time to launch my clan?
• How am I going to effectively dedicate my time to the clan?

The benefit of joining an already created clan is simple, all the leg work is already done and hopefully they already have some dedicated servers.  However, if the type of clan you want does not exist, then it’s a perfect time to ahead and create it a clan.

Before launching, you do want to develop realistic goals to reach.  When I talk about goals, I’m not talking about “recruiting 20 members a week” type goals. I’m talking setting time frames to have a website up by, or when you’re going to get a dedicated server.  Things of that nature.

Where are the members going to be coming from?  Are you wanting just members from your home country, or you just want former military members to fill your ranks?  Well, this is pretty self explanatory and you should have this in mind.

The best time to launch your clan shouldn’t be immediately.  It takes time to develop a website, ranks, forums, and other important plans needed to run a clan.  Having things developed and planned out is the best course of action.  Not planning is a plan for failure.

This is the most important, dedication.  Just don’t be lazy.  Your members will need to build a sense of trust with you, and the best way to do this is being dedicated.  No one in the world would want to a join a clan where the leader did nothing, or was never around… would you?  Hopefully you’ll be planning on renting dedicated servers and will be asking for donations from these members.  To show that you are trustworthy, dedication to your clan will be biggest factor, make it your one and only.  Sometimes it’ll feel like a second job at first, but once you start providing jobs to your members, it’ll get easier.

If your dedicated enough to go through all the stress, then go ahead and discover if you have what it takes to create a clan.  It does take a lot time and effort, but the awards are countless and friendships are priceless.  Take it from someone who has created and ran clans before… Your first one will fail.  Keep that in Mind.