5K Program is a new to market tipster service that is operated by a tipster who simply refers to himself as James. He claims that his approach to betting can allow you some very substantial returns on a small betting bank.
Introduction to 5K Program
By a significant margin, I feel like one of the biggest barriers to entering serious betting for a lot of people are the costs involved in getting started. I always caution treating betting as anything other than a business, and the fact is that this means things like establishing start up capital and managing your finances. But you can need a lot to get started. Especially if you’re following a tipster service because there area typically recurring fees. If you aren’t covering your subs, your business is effectively operating at a loss.
Where am I going with all of this exactly? Well, the long and short of it is this. I typically recommend having at least £1,000 if you want to get started betting seriously. Which makes it all the more interesting to me that today’s review subject, 5K Program, claims that you can get started with just a fraction of that. James specifically claims that all you need to get going with his advice is a starting bank of just £100. There is little denying that this carries some appeal.
The real exciting part comes when you start to look at the profit potential though. Because the headlining claim for 5K Program is that you can increase this initial betting bank many times over. Honestly, the claims that James makes in terms of the returns are truly incredible. And as is always the case, the mind does wonder to the fact that it is all scalable. Of course, one of the things that I always say in this line of work is that it is very easy for anybody to claim… well, pretty much anything. So, let’s see if there is any truth to all of these claims.
What Does 5K Program Offer?
I think that it’s probably fair to say that 5K Program is a service that is really incredibly structured. This is something that you often see when it comes to services like this. James has a clear goal for his tips, and more often than not, the only way to really bring all of this together is to follow certain rules.
This does have some added bonuses for you as a punter (at least, in theory, but I’ll come to that). Effectively, if you are just getting started with betting seriously for the first time, there is a lot to be said for having a fixed routine. Simple easy to follow instructions can make all the difference, and 5K Program definitely delivers on that.
Something that is interesting to me about 5K Program is that the service is designed to be used daily. Where a lot of tipsters will actively avoid pursuing bets every single day, James doesn’t. In theory, that doesn’t have to be the worst thing in the world, presuming of course that there is some sort of solid reasoning for this approach.
In terms of the management of the service, 5K Program is almost exactly what you would expect. Selections are sent out directly via email, typically in the morning. There is however one exception to this, and that is how James shows his selections. Rather than giving you the details of the bets, he sends a screenshot of the bets that he has placed through Betfair.
He then says that he will share with you his Betfair account each day so that you can see that it is the same as yours. All of this is very bold. What it is clear James wants you to take away from 5K Program is that his results are beyond reproach. And in theory, I will acknowledge that this is the case. But there are elements that I am sceptical of if I’m really honest.
Now, let’s talk about this idea of sticking to Betfair. Whilst they are a solid enough bookie and do offer BOG, I wouldn’t necessarily say that just using Betfair is going to be your best option. It is a great tool for James to show off his results, but if I were following 5K Program I would definitely want to take advantage of an odds comparison site.
There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, the nature of 5K Program means that there are a good few restrictions on what you can hope to achieve. As such, you should always be aiming to get the best possible odds on each bet. Secondly, just because James gets those odds, doesn’t mean you will. As such, you have to think about what will work for you.
In terms of the bets that you will be placing, the service is based around backing singles and doubles each day. For those who are at all experienced with betting, you can probably already see where this is going. Smaller bets are designed to keep your betting bank topped up, bigger bets boost the profits. It’s the kind of thing that I’ve seen many times before 5K Program, and I will almost definitely see again.
Adding to the overall familiarity of 5K Program is the staking plan. As you might expect from any service that aims to go from a small bank to big profits in a short space of time, there is compounding. This is something that can work in theory, but I actually have some questions about it here.
A big part of that is because… well, James doesn’t really give you much reason to have faith in his selections. There is no insight into how often you will win with 5K Program, what kind of results have been attained in the past. There is pretty much nothing. Which is really quite interesting when you consider that he has supposedly been betting professionally since 2019.
How Does 5K Program Work?
There are always a few ways of breaking down how a tipster service “works”, and 5K Program isn’t really any different. There is however a wide gulf in what each of those concepts means, and I don’t think that James does the best job of breaking this down and explaining… well, much of anything, if I’m honest. This is ultimately a recurring theme with the wider service and it isn’t great.
The most obvious place to start is with the staking. This is because it is a massive part of what 5K Program is about. In actual fact, James goes out of his way to talk about how he wasn’t really making any money through betting until he was introduced to “taking plans, compounding interest and general statistics”. Of course, this all sounds well and good, however, I find it quite important to acknowledge that a staking plan doesn’t make a service.
What does make a service is actually having a clue how to pick out winning bets. This is an area where we don’t really get anything from James. There is a lot of talk about how he would read betting books, “calculating odds, researching into betting statistics”. It all sounds pretty impressive if you don’t think about it. But we aren’t actually told what 5K Program is based around. There is no real explanation of the approach taken to identifying bets. Something that is really concerning to me.
A massive factor in this is that we aren’t really given any evidence that 5K Program works. There isn’t any real proofing,, no demonstration of previous runs. There is nothing. This is a concern for an approach that has supposedly been leveraged successfully every 2-3 months for a few years. I certainly don’t think that it represents a big ask at all.
What is the Initial Investment?
If you want to sign up to 5K Program there is only one option available. This is a one time cost of £45 (plus VAT) for which James is giving you access to his selections for a full cycle. This effectively means until you hit that target goal of £5,000. Which sounds like great value. am however quite sceptical of this if I’m honest. Interestingly, there is mention made of getting 3 cycles for £75, however, this doesn’t seem to be an option anywhere.
It is worth noting that there is mention of the fact that 5K Program comes with a full 30 day money back guarantee. This is backed up by the service being sold via Clickbank which means that you shouldn’t have any issues claiming this of you so required. Furthermore, we are told that if the service fails to make £5,000 you can claim a refund.
What is the Rate of Return?
The idea behind 5K Program is right there in the name. You should have made £5,000 by the end of a cycle. Given that this is based off starting with just £100, that is quite the return. Furthermore, as I have mentioned, it is hard to ignore the fact that this scales up very nicely. Simply starting with £500 would take you will on your way to a full time income. And whilst James doesn’t explicitly talk about this, it is definitely left “hanging in the air” in my opinion.
Conclusion for 5K Program
Is it possible to go from £100 to £5,000 in a few months? With enough compounding, I honestly think that you can achieve pretty much anything with betting. Hell, I’ll fall back on an old favourite of mine. You’re only 20 spins away from being a millionaire on roulette, and that is simply sticking to red and black. The potential is staggering.
Unfortunately, in my experience, there is a massive amount of disconnect between the potential of something and the reality. Whilst compounding can work, it is equally as likely to significantly eat into your profits, and potentially decimate a betting bank if things don’t go according to plan. Especially with a smaller bank. Which is of course what 5K Program is built around.
And I think that a really significant point to consider in all of this is that there isn’t really any explanation of how everything comes together. There is no explanation of what the selection process for 5K Program entails, how James has performed in previous years, or even that he has much understanding of betting really. Because the sales material is purposefully vague. Something that doesn’t strike me as a coincidence.
Of course, all of this is problematic to some degree, but what really hammers it home for me is the tone of the marketing. Now, this might sound like a strange place to start, but I want you to stick with me for a minute. Because James effectively tries to get you onside with him by almost attacking potential subscribers. Effectively, if you don’t want to back 5K Program to the hilt, this isn’t the service for you.
Combine that with the disparity between the 30 day money back guarantee, the time it supposedly takes to complete a cycle, and that vague statement about not making £5,000 and you have a number of red flags here. I know right? Offering all of these ways to get a refund and that’s a bad thing?! How does that work?
Well, to be clear, I’m not saying that James is trying to mislead, but I would encourage critical thinking. A common tactic amongst some of the more questionable tipsters that I see is to encourage you to try and see out a service for longer than the refund period lasts for. Especially when it is backed by Clickbank. Because you can claim a refund through them. Not the vendor.
So, you give 5K Program the full 3 months, and let’s just say hypothetically, it hasn’t managed to turn the profit. At that point, you’re relying on James to honour his money back guarantee. One that is particularly vaguely worded. How long, for example, do you have before the service can be seen as failing? And you’re entirely at his mercy.
I’m not saying that 5K Program is dodgy. But I would say that there is a lot of very vital information missing. Things like proofing, talking about betting, any sort of evidence. It is all lacking and seemingly replaced by sales spiel that boils down to “honestly, I know what I’m doing” and if you don’t believe me, then I don’t want you. I wonder why that might be…
Look, the long and short of 5K Program is this. There is a very slim chance that this might work. That James is above board and genuine. But I’m not convinced at all. Realistically, I can only see you burning through a very small betting bank in a short space of time (likely just longer than 30 days). I could be wrong, and I’d love to see some evidence to the contrary. But that seems to be something that is very conspicuous with its absence here.
