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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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Excellent standard of work carried out and site left tidy. Would recommend for any roofing work. Would use again.
Hi there Tony,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Unfortunately, bark.com has no complaint procedure or escalation system in place when you are unhappy with the service they provide. I spoke to one of the customer success team and was unhappy with there response so asked to speak to a manager, after being fobbed off, the best they could do is direct me to *******@bark.com and ask me to mark FAO a manager. I sent this email on the 26th of June and followed this with a review on Trustpilot. Strangely they responded with a generic response on Trustpilot but I am still awaiting a response. I have even emailed the MD directly and still awaiting any form of acknowledgment. I have tried phoning and they just say it is being dealt with by a manager but I cannot be passed through to them. Extremely poor service.
Hi Davin,
We did reach out to you to try and help with this situation, however you did not respond to us.
Our Customer Success Team enforces the rules set by management. All feedback is shared with them and we are of course always looking to improve the service we offer, however we cannot change the essence of how our business model works.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I had problems with tiles on apex of roof. O'Brien Roofing came & fixed within 24 hours. A very professional job.
Hi there Miki,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could connect you with O'Brien Roofing.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Therefore I felt I had to let businesses know, especially at times like these to steer of BARK. From my experience I felt scammed.
Hi there,
We're sorry to hear that you felt this way.
We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.
Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I'm not happy with bark the toke my money and I never got not one customers they lie first they said I will get customers even if I did not get first week they will give me my credits back so I get customers Now they charging me Again not fair at all so please dont fall for there scam like I did listen learn
Hi Maria,
We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.
We do not make any stipulations about being hired in a week. We hope that you will convert with your starter pack of credits however if you use all the credits and are not hired by anyone by 7 days after your last response, we are able to return the credits back one more time for free.
Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
A painless method to secure the services of a local specialist arborist. The site worked well and the suppliers jumped on it and responded - I would use again
Hi there Kevin,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could connect you with these specialists so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Contacted them for a quote on doing our front entrance and they got back to me in 24 hours. They quoted us a great price and came up with a design for the front entrance. When we had questions or concerns they got right back to me with answers, they even had better idea then us on the color of stone to use. The job was started when promised and completed quickly and neatly. Cannot say enough about the crew that did the work. They were polite and respectful and did a wonderful job of cleaning up after themselves. We get rave reviews from everyone who has seen our new front entrance.
Would definitely recommend this company to people
Hi there Alison,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with this company so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Asked bark for a quote to cut conifer trees they rang within 10 mins came same day to give quote and did the work the following day fantastic job excellent service
Hi there Tina,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with this professional so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Join bark there good at spamming
Fake numbers from so called potential customers fake leads posted. Scammed my money but luckily I got one lead that followed through to get the money back - waste of time.
Emails that don't exist there constantly banging fake reviews up on trust pilot
Avoid like the plague that they are
They since deleted account as I asked - now there reporting reviews by myself saying they don't know me we'll bark I have a bank statement so the reviews will be bk up
Hi Ash,
We did reach out to you but you did not respond to us.
We are confused as to why you have left us such a negative review when you have stated that you achieved a return on investment with us. This is exactly what our site is designed to do. We are competitive platform with up to 5 professionals going for each lead and as such you are highly unlikely to be hired for every job you bid for with us.
If you would like any advise for making the most of our platform, please email us at [email protected].
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I am getting the most ridiculous requests for our company's services. All through lockdown we are being asked for DJs, Magicians and acrobats to come to kids parties for 1 or 2 hours. Yes we are an entertainments company but never in all the years of working are we asked for such random services, especially in the Covid situation.
It definitely makes me think they have a computer sending regular fake requests to clients.
As soon as I see Bark in my inbox it's now immediately deleted
Hi Eoife,
We are sorry to see that the leads we have sent you weren't of interest, we did reach out to you to stop anything further being sent to you but we did not get a response.
We reach out to new businesses when we receive requests for certain sectors or in certain locations that we may not have many professionals to currently fulfil. We offer a first lead for free for our service, however if the business is not interested, they can always click the unsubscribe button at any time to stop emails being received.
Our marketing team finds email addresses for businesses from their websites, and this is information that is in the public domain.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
This so called matching web site will drain money from businesses for what appears to be fake leads. When you question the leads, they don't want to lnow. If a business, please AVOID.
Hi John,
We strongly dispute the claim you have made against our business.
All leads are screened by an automated system, and we have a credit return policy which covers any contact details which are not working. We feel this is the fairest system we can have as we are not a commission based system that guarantees work, and only provide contact details for enquiries placed with us.
We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.
Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Prompt reply with necessary details. Good meeting, notes taken, frank discussions followed and work followed in agreed time. Very happy.
Hi there Aileen,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I got an immediate response from a solicitor / Lawyer who was very helpful snf6r even gave brief advise on something different
Hi there Sharon,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with a solicitor so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Two prople contacted me via Bark and quoted for the job. One visited me to assess and quote the other did it from photos and questions. I chose the former roofer.
Hi there John,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with the right roofer for the job.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I've been with Bark.com for a few months now as a business seeking clients. I have spent hundreds with them and have answered many potential client requests, I even received some inquiries that said they asked for me and my business personally! Sounds great right? I replied by email, phones, texted, and followed up by email, however, I never bothered with a ton of contact, I'd give a day or two between. I never heard back from one! Not even the ones that requested me personally, supposedly.
In fact, upon contacting some of them, they immediately closed their request.
After months of buying credits and contacting these apparent "hot leads", I haven't even received an email back saying "thanks but no thanks" from these "HOT LEADS".
I even asked at this point, Bark, if they were a scam, and were these leads rubbish? They insisted they were not.
Then one day when I was buying a package of points, or whatever they call them. As I hit submit to buy, a box popped up and it appeared to be the typical box, you're about to make a purchase, get 10% off. Sure, that sounds good since this business has given me nothing so far. I had intended this to be my last purchase, if no lead came through this time. As it turns out, it's a bait and switch box. In tiny weenie letters, it might say something, but I wear glasses and I didn't see anything, other than the % off, which I thought was for being such a good customer.
Nope! Instead, I not only bought my $50 of credits but another $45 of credits. SUCH A BAIT AND SWITCH SCAM. THEN THEY REFUSED TO REFUND ME BECAUSE I USED THE CREDITS MAYBE? I don't know how this site can even live itself really. It's a great business model for the customer because trust me, the businesses on here, are desperate to get a close. But for businesses to be on here, it's a bad purchase. You will waste your money and only get looky loos, non motivated buyers, and people that don't even want an email from you as they will close their account as soon as you reach out to them, to see if you can help them.
When I got suspicious, and I started to research on BBB and other independent review sites to see if my suspicions were real. They were, random sites, I am not the first one and I won't be the last.
SCAM, STAY AWAY.
Hi Tina,
We refute the claims you have made against our business.
We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.
Please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to help you make the most of our platform.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Found tradesmen for job very easily and set out requirements. Within 10 minutes two telephone calls - not pressuring simply asking for some more details. Received very good quote. Would certainly go through "Bark" again.
Hi there Ron,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with this trades person.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Two suitable contractors were quick to get in touch, visit and quote. Both very professional, polite and competent in their approach.
Hi there Jane,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with these contractors.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
The guys did a great job clearing our garden, it was done quickly, thoroughly and for a reasonable price. Nice guys too. Thank you!
Bark recommended four companies to clear 30 years of moss from off my roof tiles. One replied "No, thank you." Another, RDP Jet Clean run by Zoltan Nagy, replied "Yes, please" and came that morning to look at the job... not an easy job with at least five dormer windows. After a very thorough examination with a camera on an extendible pole, he gave me a very fair quote which I ultimately accepted. Zoltan promptly came after the weekend and proceeded to carry out a very thorough professional job in stages: scraping the tiles using a specifically shaped template; soft brushing off all the moss; then spraying the roof with an algol moss biocide. He worked VERY hard and did a truly EXCELLENT job. So, thank you Bark, and THANK YOU, Zoltan. Both to be highly recommended *****
Hi there Howard,
Thank you for your review,
We're very glad to hear that we could help connect you with this roofing company.
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 Bill,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with this professional so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team