# Dating coach or matchmaker: the basics for buyers

Learn what a dating coach, a matchmaker and a profile service each do, and how to read a listing, so you can compare businesses and ask the right questions.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 35 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Tell a dating coach from a matchmaker and from a dating profile service.
- Name the facts a listing shows: who the business works with, its formats and its published price.
- Explain why the city, a blank field and a badge do not rate a business.
- Use the source link and the date read to check a listing before you book.

## Lessons

1. [Coach, matchmaker or profile service](https://datingcoaches.fyi/academy/coach-or-matchmaker-basics/coach-or-matchmaker.md) (11 minutes)
2. [Who they work with, how they work, what they charge](https://datingcoaches.fyi/academy/coach-or-matchmaker-basics/who-format-and-price.md) (12 minutes)
3. [How to read a listing](https://datingcoaches.fyi/academy/coach-or-matchmaker-basics/read-a-listing.md) (12 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this course about how to date?

No. It is for people who choose or pay for a coach or a matchmaker. It teaches you what to compare and what to ask, not how to date.

### Does the course recommend a coach or a matchmaker?

No. It does not rate any business. A listing on this site is a record of what a business publishes. It is not a recommendation or an endorsement.

### Does the certificate show that I am a dating expert?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It records that you passed the exam. It is not a license, an accreditation or a coaching credential.

Also on the [web page](https://datingcoaches.fyi/academy/coach-or-matchmaker-basics).