Tip ‘n’ Mix Review Agora Lifestyles

Tip ‘n’ Mix is a new tipster service which his being offered by The Hijacker through the wider Agora Lifestyles group. There are a large number of tips available, all of which cover a huge variety of sports etc.

Introduction to Tip ‘n’ Mix

Having read through the sales material for Tip ‘n’ Mix quite thoroughly, I can genuinely say that it is a damned good job that Agora Lifestyles have some level of involvement in the service. You see, I am not entirely sold on the notion that The Hijacker will be able to operate as it claims in the longer term, and that is with the backing of one of the largest publishers for information products in the UK.

Take that away and you have exactly the kind of service that I usually see from the slew of internet markets who are looking to get a slice of the tipster pie. With all of this in mind, I can quite reasonably say that Tip ‘n’ Mix is definitely one of the more interesting products that I have seen recently. So, let’s get stuck in and see whether or not “The Hijacker” can deliver on the claims.

What Does Tip ‘n’ Mix Offer?

At the time of writing this, there is technically speaking not a whole lot to Tip ‘n’ Mix. None the less, there are some big plans afoot and with Agora Lifestyles being involved, I don’t doubt that they will come to fruition. Ultimately, what you are looking at in the here and now are technically just 2 different tipster services, along with a bonus product which The Hijacker has also secured access to.

Obviously I want to talk about the wider plans for Tip ‘n’ Mix, but for now, I feel that it is prudent to focus on what you can get rather than what you can’t.

The first aspect of Tip ‘n’ Mix which is discussed is access to football tips from a tipster referred to simply as The Scotsman. A service that The Hijacker says you might never have heard of, the focus here is on Scottish football matches, an area that Agora Lifestyles say in the sales material “the bookies leave full of holes”.

We aren’t given a lot of insight into this aspect of Tip ‘n’ Mix outside of this, however there is mention of a testimonial which won big off the back of a £10 Yankee (something I want to come back to a little later).

The second service that is being offered by The Hijacker through Tip ‘n’ Mix is Matt Houghton’s Best Bets. Matt Houghton is a well known figure within betting and Agora Lifestyles and he has operated or been involved with tipster services for seemingly every sport under the sun. In the case of Tip ‘n’ Mix however, he is focused on Premier League matches “but NOT the obvious favourites”.

He is also responsible for the bonus products that The Hijacker has included with Tip ‘n’ Mix in the guise of his “Premier Bets Guide – 2018/19 Edition” as well as access to The Betting Rant (Matt’s newsletter).

Moving on from here, the sales material for Tip ‘n’ Mix talks about what you can expect moving forward. The Hijacker cites a number of things here including “The best bookie offers which give you an unbeatable edge and how to make them risk-free so you’re consistently winning” (which sounds a lot like matched betting), insider tips from a “Champion’s League specialist”, horse racing tips on big meets and an introduction to an expert in an undisclosed American sport.

How Does Tip ‘n’ Mix Work?

In terms of how Tip ‘n’ Mix works, we are given a very in depth look by The Hijacker that unfortunately tells us nothing. The whole premise of the marketing from Agora Lifestyles is that this is being operated by one of their content developers.

The Hijacker has supposedly worked with a huge number of tipsters and betting experts, all of whom trust him. In launching Tip ‘n’ Mix, they have decided to give him some of their tips for free on the grounds that in the future, you may want to sign up with their full services.

I could possibly put some cynicism aside here if it weren’t for the fact that with the exception of Matt Houghton, we aren’t ever told who these tipsters are. This is supposedly to protect their existing services, some of which are supposedly charged at upwards of £1,000 per year. I can appreciate this to some degree, but as is often the case with Agora Lifestyles products, there is very little evidence to back any of this up.

This is something that I will definitively looking at a little later.

What is the Initial Investment?

If you sign up for Tip ‘n’ Mix at the time of writing, you can get your first 30 days of tips for the reduced price of just £19.96. Once this time has elapsed, The Hijacker says that the cost will go up to £39.95, still not a bad price for a tipster service. What is interesting however is that the supposed cost of subscribing to the services on offer today “would cost you over £1,300 in the first year ALONE!”.

Agora Lifestyles say in the terms of sale that if you are unhappy with Tip ‘n’ Mix, you have 14 days in which you can claim a full refund.

What is the Rate of Return?

The headlines for Tip ‘n’ Mix talk about quite a lot of profit. The Hijacker and Agora Lifestyles headline the sales material by saying “How I plan to make £550+ a week from sports betting without having to follow any system, look at any stats, or sign up to any expensive tipping services!”. I consider this to be the benchmark against which Tip ‘n’ Mix should be held.

Now we are told that The Scotsman’s tips 25 points of profit “in the first couple of months last season”. We are also told that “estimates go as high as [The Scotsman] making an extra £14,040 over the course of a season”.  Elsewhere, Matt Houghton supposedly made 26.25 points in 2017/18. A long way from the intended profits.

Conclusion on Tip ‘n’ Mix

There are two very different ways of looking at Tip ‘n’ Mix, and depending on the angle that you choose will ultimately depend on whether you are cynical or not. For me it is a little more complex than that, but ultimately, I am going to try and look at the positives here. With that having been said, there are a number of problems that definitely do need to be discussed.

First of all, Tip ‘n’ Mix is very much in its infancy and there is no getting around the fact that there is little indicator of what future offerings may involve. Now, I do have to say here that if there is a publishing brand which has the clout to pull this off, Agora Lifestyles is it.

Whether or not this simply ends up with selections from the usual faces being sold is something that remains to be seen and ultimately, that will impact the long term. None the less, it is very reasonable to say that there is promise.

One of the things that I don’t really see as a problem is the pricing. £39.95 is roughly what I would expect to pay on a monthly basis for a decent tipster. If Tip ‘n’ Mix can indeed bring together what essentially amounts to a small portfolio in one place then you are laughing. A decent variety of tips on a consistent basis at the price point that Agora Lifestyles have put together is very clear value for money.

The one big issue, and one that I can’t quite add up, is the profit potential. There is no real proofing provided for any of the services currently on offer and I can’t see this changing in the future. Combine this with the fact that the profits from last year don’t quite add up with The Hijacker’s aims and it does seem a little questionable.

Despite the potential that is there in Tip ‘n’ Mix, I am not certain that it is something that I would recommend today. This doesn’t however mean that I think that it is a bad product and honestly, I can see what Agora Lifestyles are trying to do with it. If they pull it off, it may well be one of, in not the best casual tipster service on the market.

Here and now though, I just don’t see enough evidence that Tip ‘n’ Mix will work as advertised.