One of the hardest things to do as a Clan Leader is to try and organize events with short notice or with everyone able to participate. Consider using social networking sites to help keep your clan connected. Remember, a clan is a community of people. Creating a Facebook group is a great way to get to know each other better and stay connected.
Ideas to keep your clan in touch:
- Add a shoutbox on your website or forum
- Exchange MSN, or Xfire accounts
- Create a clan Twitter
- Frequently update server messages with news
- Get a Vent or Teamspeak server
Different clans communicate differently. These are just a few methods I’ve had success with. It is best to experiment with these and see which works best with your clan. My personal favorites are Twitter and the Shoutbox option. Twitter allowed my clan members to receive updates as a text message, for free. Twitter helped my clan members stay organized through different time zones.
MSN and Xfire work great, but the members have to be online, or frequently sign in to receive updates, the same goes for a voice server such as Vent or Teamspeak.
Check out http://www.clan-webmasters.com/Free-Clan-Scripts.php for Shoutbox Scripts I’ll be adding a post about installing a shoutbox very soon.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to suggest more ways to keep clans connected, feel free to post here:
http://www.clan-webmasters.com/forums/index.php/clans-staying-connected-twitter-t10.html
