Become a Paid Life Coach Online (Udemy.com)
A Step-by-Step Life Coaching Training For Becoming a Life Coach and Starting Your Own Coaching Business
Created by: Jeffrey Sooey
Last updated May 2015
Our take
Based on the ratings of 6,074 students and a sample of their written reviews. No course pays to be reviewed.
Jeffrey Sooey's course is a short, free introduction to coaching as a business. It runs 6.1 hours and is aimed at beginners. The description promises three things: setting up an online lead generation system, running coaching sessions, and putting together the basic building blocks of a practice. It also mentions some advanced techniques with live examples and diagrams. The focus is on getting paid clients, not on coaching theory or credentials, and no certificate is offered.
We have no written reviews to draw on here, so we can't say what students liked or griped about in the lessons. What we do have is a 4.3 rating from about 6,070 ratings, which is a decent score for a free course. The bigger flag is age. The course was last updated in 2015, and online lead generation tends to date fast. The pitch also leans on the instructor's own income claims, which nobody can check from this page.
As a free primer, the risk is low: a few hours and no payment. Beside the other life coaching courses on our list, two of which advertise accreditation, this is the one for people who care about the business side rather than a credential. Take it to see whether coaching appeals and to pick up a rough client-getting framework. Check any tactics against current practice, and look elsewhere for formal training.
Pros
- Free, so trying it costs only about six hours of viewing time
- Rated 4.3 across roughly 6,070 ratings, a solid score for a free course
- Covers the business side: lead generation, running sessions, building a client base
- Beginner level with no listed prerequisites, so no coaching background is needed
Cons
- Last updated in 2015, so the online marketing advice may be badly dated
- No certificate, so it won't count as formal coaching credentials
- Sells on the instructor's own income claims, which the page can't back up
Beginner level with no prerequisites listed; fits newcomers, though the description also pitches it to experienced coaches.
What you will learn
- Learn the basics of starting your own coaching business.
- Learn how to get your online lead generation system up and running.
- Learn how to start running coaching sessions.
- Learn how to build the basic building blocks of your coaching business.
- Learn advanced coaching techniques (live examples & diagrams included).
How it compares
Against the other 56 rated Udemy courses in Life Coaching on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 10% of them
- Reviews6,074#5 of 57 by number of reviews
- Length6.1 hourslonger than 51% of them
- Last updatedMay 2015earlier than 100% of them
Course Description
Welcome to the Become a Paid Life Coach Online video life coaching training program, your guide to becoming a life coach. This life coaching training will teach you the basics of becoming a life coach and starting your own coaching business. We'll cover all the basics you need to get started on your way of becoming a life coach, including how to get your online lead generation system up and running, how to start running coaching sessions, and how to build the basic building blocks of your coaching business.
In the life coaching training videos, you'll learn the secrets to get more coaching clients while helping people reach their dreams. Also you'll learn advanced coaching techniques (live examples & diagrams included) and how to impact globally in ways that attract a waiting-list of clients. Note: Last year, I made over $30,000 per month running my coaching business taking almost 2 months of vacation. You'll learn how I did it in these videos.
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
6,074 Reviews
Jeffrey Sooey
For almost a decade Jeffrey T. Sooey has devoted his life to providing the private attention, resources, and technology to help coaches get paid to change lives. His ability to develop immediate and lasting change made him one of the nations foremost coaches by the age of 26. Jeffrey is the creator of the Quickstart Coaching Code 30-day video home study course and the Master Coach DVD course.
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Reviews
By Ellen Richard-Madisa on 8/24/2026
i retired in 2025 as a senior government and have been struggling to find a new course/path/career in this second phase of my life. As I learn to be a life coach, I am also learning to do things right-actions; accountability; impact and commitment. As much as I am learning to be a coach, I am also going through coaching.
By Lisa Banks on 3/8/2026
There are commercials and it won't let me get pass them to finish my course.
By Natalie Colon on 5/23/2022
Despite this being an older course, there is GOLD in taking this because it broke things down into simple steps. This was not boring by any means and it wasn't solely focused on motivating me into becoming a coach, I have actual tools to start. The "gameplan" is what I came for and the "gameplan" is what I got. Thank you for this!
By Jacqueline Smith on 4/17/2020
I found a lot of repetitive verbatim. Literally, repeated verbatim. I thought I ended up hitting a button and going back a chapter. Also this material is from 2009. Our times have changed so much since then. I wish there was a more current perspective about this topic.
By Nickey Erasmus on 11/6/2019
Yes it is the best experience I have had in a long time. I never thought that what I can achieve by having all this information. This is Awesome and very helpful, because I am busy listening and helping others but never thought that I can make it a skill to help others and help myself. Thank you very much
By Hajira Abed on 7/12/2019
I am still busy with it. It is an excellent course, I am nearly 70 years old, unemployed and broke. I am very optimistic about becoming a Health coach and doing it online will be awesome. Jeff is such a great teacher and I am really learning so much from him. Thank you Jeff. I re-did the course and will undoubtedly be doing it again soon. I cant wait to get started. You have really inspired me and I really want to do this. Thank you.
By Stavroulla Demetriou on 5/17/2019
Hello! All the information provided is really valuable. Jeffrey really knows how to add value to people's lives. Thank you for all this free information provided, this is a blessing for people who cannot really afford expensive programs and they want to add value to their lives.
By Sinziana Darie on 1/18/2018
Jeffrey is a really good teacher, he explains everything in such a way that it is almost impossible not to get to the core of this course. I learned a lot of valuable information on how to start my future online coaching career. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in becoming a coach and wants to find out about what it takes to go out there and get some clients.
By Courtney Natt on 6/21/2016
Loving it so far. So much value. Update!!! I am now on lecture 10 out of 13. This program is absolutely amazing and has changed my entire perspective on becoming a life coach. The value within this free program is outstanding. This program is great for people who have a strong interest in becoming a life coach, learning what a life coach is, and who want to find out if life coaching is the right career choice for them. This program has already given me action steps that I am taking in the direction to start my coaching business. I am so excited! Update after program completion: Two words: LET'S GO!!!!
By Rowena Smith on 4/27/2016
The instructor, Mr. Sooey, shares a simple yet brilliant way to understand what you need to do to get yourself- and others- to make changes. Before I found this course, I was reading several books that claimed to have the 'secret sauce', but they made it so complicated and long. But Mr. Sooey explains the concept well, with directness and brevity. And that makes him a superb teacher.
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Overall Score : 86 / 100






