If your bailliage needs members, be sure your entire membership knows of the need and knows the procedure to follow to propose new members. Make it clear in your invitations when guests can be accommodated and encourage your members to invite potential candidates. Some bailliages have one or two events a year at which guests are particularly welcome.

So that individuals don’t have to incur high charges themselves to introduce prospective members to a baillis, it is suggested you obtain the names and addresses of guests your members wish invited and issue an invitation in the name of the bailliage. A card might be enclosed with the following suggested wording: "At the suggestion of one of our members, we are pleased to extend this invitation to you. If you are able to share this occasion with us, kindly follow the instructions in making your reservation and payment."

Most prospective members know that membership is by invitation only, so if you want someone as a member, invite them to join (surveys show that the main reason people don’t join a given organization is that they are never specifically asked to join).

Always get the full names and addresses of guests in case the bailliage wishes to contact them in the future.

Have a system for monitoring the status of each prospective member so that good ones are not lost in the shuffle. A spreadsheet can be helpful in this regard.

Send prospective members the same invitations and information as regular members for a time.

When prospective members attend events, include them in photos being taken and send them copies of these photos afterwards.

If your bailliage has a newsletter, include in it at least a listing of new members. Biographical sketches are particularly desirable.