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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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Moving into a new area, I have found it impossible to find somebody to regularly mow my lawn. Using BARK, I easily found somebody within a week.
Poor system that delivered no clients. Do not waste your money! Sending me emails today! There are no enquiries in my industry atm due to lockdown. We all talk via trade forums. And yet bark have clients wanting our services in their homes. I think not. Do not trust them. Their reply to my review on Trustpilot is that they have never heard of us! Borderline scam.
Hi Spencer,
We hope you are staying well at this time.
We did attempt to speak with you about this issue however we did not receive a response.
We are an open public platform and as such cannot stop those choosing to ignore government guidelines from placing requests. Professionals are never required to respond to any leads they do not feel comfortable fulfilling.
We screen every single lead using our automated system and have a credit return policy which allows us to return credits for any leads which are found to have incorrect details. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like a copy of this and if you would like to report any leads.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Perfect service would recommend to anyone wanting to make a will I phoned on Monday and the whole thing was done by Friday and at a very reasonable price j
Hi Robert,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could connect you with a professional so quickly.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I never did business with Bark. This company spammed my company's website by using the testimonials area of the website to post multiple 1-star reviews containing "potential leads" from customers looking for painters and interior designers. I'm in HVAC.
I attached my website's review notification as proof, because Bark reported the review that I left on Trustpilot as "defamatory". This is 100% true.
Oh, I almost forgot- the link they provided so that I could opt-out of "receiving leads" doesn't work! Seriously, that's not just terrible business practices, I'm pretty sure it's a violation of the CAN-SPAM Act.
Hi there,
We did reach out to you to try and help, however you did not respond to us.
Please email us at [email protected] so that we can look into your case and stop further emails coming your way.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I found Elizabeth to be a very cheery person who did a very good job of cleaning my very dirty ovens. She worked non stop for 2 hours and I was impresses with the result.
Hi there Vivian,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could connect you with this great cleaner.
If you would also like to leave Elizabeth a review, just login to your Bark.com account and click on their profile page.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Excellent Service, at least 3 quotes and chosen tradesman, quick, professional and very reasonably priced. No one in Perth prepared to do this, selected tradesman travelled from Fife to do the job, I attach a photo of the completed gate.
Hi there George,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with multiple tradesman who could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Thank you Bark.
Easy, fast and professional process.
Found many tradesmen and selected the best one!
Hi there Bob,
Thank you so much for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with a tradesman so quickly!
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Booked this very late due to a cancellation on DJ
Gary the DJ arrived in plenty of time for setting up and kept the party going all night playing excellent music would book him again
Hi there Eileen,
Thanks for your review!
It's great to hear that we could connect you with a DJ at such short notice.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
REALLY GOOD. PATIENT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN PUPPY TRAINING. KAT IS WONDERFUL. SHE WAS
ON TIME AND VERY GENTLE IN WORKING WITH OUR PUPPY. I WOULD RECOMMEND BARK FOR ANY
FUTURE THINGS I NEEDS DONE.
Hi there Lucille,
Thank you for your review.
We're glad to hear that we could connect you with a puppy trainer who could help.
We look forward to helping you find another service provider again in future.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Hi. I joined Bark with thinking to receive more work.
Spend over £100 on credits.
Purchased some jobs.
No response at all.
I am using other platform to search new client's and it works.
Just this platform is not for me I guess.
Will spend the credits which are left and will close my acc
Hi Rolandas,
We're very sorry to hear that you have not had success with us.
We did try to speak with you to help but we did not get a response.
Please email us at [email protected] for our best practice tips to help you achieve a return of investment.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
After receiving more than half doz interested tree surgeons to remove our dead fallen tree, we finally chose one who did the job and at a very fair price.
'wood' throughly recommend this service
Hi there Toni,
Thank you so much for your review!
It's great to hear that we could connect you with the right tree surgeon for the job.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I'm a hard-working service provider who successfully lands 15 to 25 gigs a month through other platforms.
I've wasted many dollars and hours trying to land a gig through Bark.
So many fake accounts. Very clever scam to add fake job requests in with real ones to put investigators off the scent, and keep hard-working service providers blowing money they don't have for jobs that don't exist.
Hi Michael,
We're very sorry to hear that you have not had success with us, however we strongly refute your claims made against our business. We did try to speak with you to help but we did not get a response.
We screen every single lead using our automated system and have a credit return policy which allows us to return credits for any leads which are found to have incorrect details. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like a copy of this and if you would like to report any leads.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Unfortunately due to the coronavirus I will not be using this service until such time as we are "back to normal" thank you for your service
Hi there Jill,
Thank you for your review,
We're sorry to hear your project must be cancelled at this difficult time, however we look forward to helping you find a professional in the near future.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Had plenty of responses to enquiry for fencing contractors in CV3 area within a few hours. Arranged for 3 to come and give me a qoute for fence replacement. Travelled from Lincolnshire to Coventry on appointed day. Not one of them turned up or phoned to cancel. Waste of time.
Hi there Karole,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that you received quick responses to your request, however we are very sorry to hear that these arranged quotes were not kept by the service providers themselves.
If you would like any support placing a new request to receive contact from other professionals, please feel free to email us at [email protected].
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
This is by far the worse company I've ever dealt with don't give them your money they will scam you.
Hi Bobby,
We're very sorry to hear that you have not had a positive experience using us, however we strongly refute your claims made against our business. We did try to speak with you to help but we did not get a response.
We screen every single lead using our automated system and have a credit return policy which allows us to return credits for any leads which are found to have incorrect details. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like a copy of this and if you would like to report any leads.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I was impressed by the swift responses. Polite workmen, prompt and honest quotes. Will recommend to others for definite
Hi there Clare,
Thank you for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with these great professionals.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
The efforts to accommodate my needs are very appreciated. I can't wait to start my journey to a better life!
Hi there Annie,
Thank you for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with a wonderful professional who can help you begin your journey.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Very easy to use and, responses from suitable people fast. Very useful site. I would recommend it.
Hi there Hazel,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that you have found our platform so useful for your service needs.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I was matched with a great coach who relates to my needs and she is eager to help me sort though my life experiences
Hi there Jessica,
Thank you for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with a coach who could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Within about 12 hrs of asking for pro tradesman to do a job for me I had 5/6 replies offering their services. Fast and very efficient service from Bark
Hi there John,
Thanks for your review!
We're so glad to hear that we could connect you with a professional quickly.
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 Michael,
Thank you for your review,
It; s great to hear that we could connect you with a gardener so quickly!
Kind regards,
The Bark Team