As an update towards all of this, I feel like I should tell you guys that all of your thoughts and advice have really helped me out!
So far, what I do is just bump up my forum post, then sometimes throw down my advertisement in tradechat. Beyond that, I just reach out to people OOCly who say that they’re specifically looking for an RP guild, and go from there! I usually do a quick RP encounter after I get their ‘O.K’ for it, and then we proceed from there to seeing if we’re a good fit for each other!
Gotta say, it’s worked pretty well so far. We’re getting a pretty broad range of faces, too! From new players, to experienced RPers, and even to artists. Suffice to say, I’m pretty ecstatic!
Thanks for all your helpful words and advice guys, you were instrumental. <3