Friday 7 December 2007

To Pay Or Not To Pay ?

To Pay or not to pay for a pick/service ?

That's a question that many punters make and i believe that the answer is quite simple. All you have to do is to create a decision tree and answer to some simple questions .

The questions you should address yourself are :

  • Can i make money out of my own predictions ?
  • Do i have enough time to search for informations and news ?
  • Are my sources reliable ?
  • Can i afford to be a member of a site which offers picks ?
  • Are their results reliable ?
  • Can i trust sites which offer tips for free ?

If you make a good living out of your own predictions or you have enough time to search the net for news, private information etc, then you don't need such a service.

On the other hand, if you don't have enough time or your predictions are not that good, then you should be very careful when choosing the right service .

I believe that 85% of the available services are fraud-sites which aim to take your money. They alter their results anyway they like while claiming extraordinary profits.

You also be very careful when you "follow" a site which offers free picks. They seem quite innocent but they are not. They also alter their results (if they have any) simply because good results bring more traffic which leads to an increase on affiliate sales (from bookmakers).

Sometimes these sites are being created by bookmakers (through other people) just to make bet on the wrong selection!

If you want to have some piece of mind that you "follow" an honest service (even if its free) , you should check whether or not this site is being monitored by at least one independent result verification service .

YOU SHOULD NOT TRUST A SITE WHICH IS NOT BEING MONITORED BY SUCH SERVICE.

A service which accepts to be monitored, means that they have genuine results, they are an honest site. In other words, what you see is what you get. Plain and simple.

There are a couple of independent result verification services. I recommend the following :

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