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1What Empower Network Sold Members
Members paid $25 a month for a viral blog, then were pushed toward add on packs that cost thousands.
Most of the pay came from signing up new members who bought the same packs. Critics called the model recruitment driven, since few people bought the products without joining to earn.
2How It Fell Apart
Co founder David Sharpe left in 2015, and in August 2017 David Wood said Empower Network was bankrupt.
Reports at the time said bank accounts were shut and some members were not paid what they had earned. The site and the blogging system are gone today.
What Empower Network sold and how it paid
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Look for a real product people buy without joining, skip big upfront fees, and test small before you scale.
A program that pays mostly for recruiting, or sells ever more expensive tiers, is a warning sign. Search the company name with FTC, SEC or CFTC, read the refund terms before you pay, and start with something free or cheap that you control, like your own page and email list. Results vary and nobody can promise income.
- Search the name plus FTC, SEC and CFTC
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Questions people ask
Is Empower Network still around?
No. David Wood announced in August 2017 that the company was bankrupt, and it no longer operates.
Who started Empower Network?
David Wood and David Sharpe started it in 2011. Sharpe left in 2015.
What did Empower Network cost?
The base blog was $25 a month, with add on packs that cost much more.
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