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Bark is an online marketplace that connects customers with local and online professionals.
We take the hassle out of finding the right professional for any job. Whether you’re looking for a cleaner in Nottingham, a web design in Boston or a personal trainer in Auckland - with over 2000 professional services in 8 countries, you’re bound to find the perfect professional for your project on Bark. Simply tell us what you need and will send you a list of professionals - for free!
Need new customers? We’ve helped thousands of businesses of all sizes keep find new clients. We’re passionate about helping businesses of all sizes find customers for life.
Life’s better with Bark.
Bark has a rating of 2.2 stars from 1,644 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Bark most frequently mention customer service, phone number and potential clients. Bark ranks 9th among Service Marketplace sites.
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Found the right guy at the right price and he was great. I highly recommend using this site to find graphic designers.
Mr Costel the fitter who fitted my extractor fan was very knowledgeable in doing the job, and very helpful and understanding to the way we wanted the job done, I'm happy with the job
Hi there Wilfred,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with this professional.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I have just moved house and am expanding the range of kitchen cupboards. My enquiries regarding led to some interesting opportunities.
Hi there Alan,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Just wanted a good cut back & clear up of my garden. Found James & Adam brilliant came out gave me a quote & got stuck in the next day. Made a massive difference to my garden will definitely be using the guys again.
Hi there Stacey,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with these gardeners.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Needed to find an engineer within the area to supply and install Air Conditioning. The site provided contacts for me and as such iwas able to get together a couple of quotes and have scheduled the work based on this site. Very pleased overall
Hi there Anthony,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help with your search.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Telephoned straight away by supplier, arranged meeting, very prompt.
Came to do the job on the day as discussed.
Carried out job to our satisfaction.
Hi there Michael,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Bark is the way forward! Saved me a huge amount of time trying to source a professional myself. First company that contacted me did a great job, quickly, easily and at a very good price. We are delighted.
Hi there Sue,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Prompt attention with response from a knowledgeable tradesman. He arrived next day and immediately started work. He will call back in two days to check that all is satisfactory.
Hi there George,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Good arrived on time and received estimate the same day, now reviewing estimates and planning the way forward
Hi there Keith,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Someone got in touch with me almost immediately. He was on time, polite, efficient and reasonably priced.
I can't remember the last time a job was done so promptly and well - seriously! Maybe it's a reflection of our times but I was amazed that it was all so smooth.
Hi there Rachel,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with this professional.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Within minutes of posting my request on Bark I had three phone calls from different companies who were all very attentive and were able to provide instant quotes. I eventually chose one and let the others know and acknowledged.
Hi there Tony,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with these companies so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Have made two inquiries using this platform, one for a gate installation to complete my fence and another for quotes to finish my attic. Have not received any responses or quotes and it's been a month.
Hi there,
We're sorry to hear that you did not receive responses.
We tried to reach out to you directly however we received no response.
We would advise placing a new request with more details to help professionals know how they can help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Although the quantity of leads are high the quality are poor. I found the support team to be less than helpful, in fact they have been downright rude to me on several occasions. The return on investment has been non existant. How their pricing is determined remains a mystery to be, although they claim to be based on the value of the job I strongly disagree.
Hi there Jay,
We're sorry to hear that you feel this way, but we refute the claims that you have made against our business.
We tried to reach out to you directly however we received no response.
If you would like to understand more about our platform and receive support, please email us directly at [email protected].
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Bark allows any one with a free email address and a burner mobile phone to buy your details. They refer to their "professionals" but do not vet them, they do not require proof of insurance, a company number, vat registration or even an address. They neglect to tell you any of this until you fall foul to a fraudster.
The selling of your data to a non vetted buyer breaches GDPR and I am taking them to Trading Standards.
Hi there Paul,
We're sorry to hear that you feel this way.
We tried to reach out to you directly however we received no response.
We are merely a marketing platform and make no claims to vet professionals.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Found site easy to use. Gave good info on people on site. Had a very good experience with guy who did my job and would recommend site to others
Hi there Catherine,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that you have found our platform easy to use!
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I was looking for a dog trainer in my area. Bark sent me contact information of trainers in San Francisco CA, and other places that are no where near me. One of the recommended trainers had two videos of a German Shepherd dog in a cage being very aggressive. It appears that they don't vet the professionals they suggest. Don't use Bark.com.
Hi Nikki,
We're sorry to hear that we couldn't connect you with the right professional on this occasion.
We are an open public platform and do not claim to vet any of the professionals who advertise on our website.
We hope that we can help you again in future.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Truly Outstanding Communication! They planted over 200+ bulbs for me as well did a fall cleanup. Professional and Very efficient. Results were Excellent, Very Highly Recommend! Thank you!
Hi there Darina,
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Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Really good service and excellent roofers and cleaned up after them. Very professional polite and easy to talk to.
Hi there Tony,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Got my job filled very quickly and without any fuss work being started at a time to suit me workman very pleasant and professional
Hi there Janet,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Great and excellent service. Very impressive. Will recommend anyone to use Bark services. Thank you.
Hi there Dorothea,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Answer: Bark may or may not be legit, but their barks are very often bogus tire kickers or scammers. They've got a lot of work to do to clean up their act. They need to go straight membership and those needing the work done need to PAY to speak to a professional instead of the professional paying to speak to the bogus tire kicker.
Answer: No it is not, total scam. They take your money and send you fake leads.
Answer: Your reviews are high on Trustpilot because they remove all the negative reviews from their profile. Bark.com removed my review twice. Trustpilot is the only review website that allows businesses to remove reviews for a price. Trustpilot got criticized in several news articles for being easily manipulated of their 'Reviews' for $600 any business profile can push up or down review they want. Look up 'Trustpilot news articles'; they say 'Trustpilot reviews are just paid advertising'
Answer: Agree with above, In my experience, this has been a COMPLETE SCAM. Spend all that money to place an ad, or renew your website, DO NOT INVEST IN BARK
Answer: Bark don't verify whether any of the customer tel numbers actually work and most of the leads are poor quality so they won't answer anyway. Save your money, honestly.
Answer: Very true. Misleading leads. No lead vetting. Just Bark saying leads have been verified. But how do we know when no lead responds. They seem fake to me. Bad experience and worst leading platform.
Answer: Bad lead quality, stay away. Zero customer service. On the phone they will tell you that you are wasting their time.
Answer: The 1 star reviews are real. All the other 5 stars are not. This website preys on desperate businesses that require work and signs them up with a cost. First, they searched deep on the internet as my business has NEVER heard of them before their Spam-my email. They send an email stating that I have a lead on their website that I NEVER signed up on. Then ask for money to see who this lead is. To keep their site running, they say to people who are looking for particular businesses that they have them when they don't.
Answer: £1.20 per credit for a starter pack, then £1.50 after that and unqualified leads with next to no information cost between 10 and 18 credits. 10 leads will cost over £200 and doubtful will generate any work
Answer: It's because the positive customer reviews are almost certainly fake. Look at the dates. Look at the volume of reviews. Approximately 100 positive customer reviews of Bark have appeared on Sitejabber between early December 2019 and today (late January 2020). Compared to the number of reviews they received prior to December 2019, that is just an astounding number of reviews. This is not normal.


Hi there Margaret,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help with your search.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team