Empire by Fergal Downes review
Monthly training on getting free website visitors and building a small online side income
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
You've probably got a laptop, some time after work, and a nagging feeling that other people have figured out something you haven't. Maybe you've already bought a course or two that went nowhere. That's the headspace this is aimed at. It's a monthly membership from Fergal Downes teaching one method for promoting other people's products online and getting visitors to your links without paying for ads. You log into the training area, work through the steps, and the pitch is that it fits into half an hour a day. The sales page leans hard on money figures ($286 a day, results screenshots). Those are the seller's claims and nothing on the page backs them up, so treat them as advertising and no more. The page also never tells you what's actually inside: how many lessons, what format, whether you'll need to pay for tools on top. You find that out after you've paid. What is genuinely fair is the entry price. A dollar buys you 14 days to look around and decide for yourself, and if it's thin or it's something you've seen before, you cancel before the $37 lands. Just be clear eyed about the word free in free traffic. It means you pay with time instead of money, and usually more of it than thirty minutes a day.
Pros
- $1 gets you two weeks to look inside
- Cancel any time, no long contract
- One focused method rather than a pile of unrelated tactics
- Aimed at beginners, no product of your own needed
Cons
- Rolls onto $37 a month automatically if you forget
- Page never says what the training actually contains or how long it is
- Big daily income figures with nothing to verify them
- Free traffic methods usually need far more time than advertised
What you get
A paid membership area with a step by step method for promoting other people's products online and pulling in visitors without buying ads, built around roughly 30 minutes of work a day. Access starts with a 14 day trial for $1, then bills $37 a month until you cancel. The page does not say how many lessons there are, what format they come in, or whether extra tools cost more.
Before you buy
- Put a calendar reminder for day 13 so the $37 doesn't surprise you
- Find the cancel link inside the members area on day one, before you need it
- Expect extra paid offers once you're inside, and budget zero for them until you've seen the training
Who it suits
Curious beginners who can spare a dollar and some patience to test an idea. Look elsewhere if you need money soon or can't commit real hours.
