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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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First time on bark as i needed to get my tax sorted out. Simon sheldon contacted me & within two weeks everything was sorted. Highly recommended 5stars
The system is straightforward to find and read the profiles of counsellors and support services provided by local professional therapists. The system provides for easy selection of booking time slots and for payment, so that the whole process may be completed in one place.
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Helpful and useful all good apart from the incessant email pestering to write a review! Oh and it had to be at least 100 characters long!
Hi Joanna,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could connect you with a great professional and apologies about the number off emails sent to you.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Easy to use. Prompt replies and a very friendly, professional contact, who gave a quick quote and good advice.
Hi Elaine,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could connect you with such great professionals.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I have been looking for tradespeople and Bark has put me in contact with so many different people. Excellent service.
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with such great professionals so quickly!
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Staff are polite; useful and able to give advice when needed. Doesn't feel like they try to up sell to you every 5 minutes and the UI is easy to use.
Hi there Yasmin,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with a service provider who could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
My business E&M security and event management london is registered on bark, we pay £24 odd for a professional status and still have to pay for leads. Leads emailed daily and some don't look legit. Can't respond to leads without buying an expensive credit package.
Hi there Steven,
We're sorry to hear that you were unaware that credits were needed to use our service.
Credits allow professionals to purchase the contact details of leads, whilst Elite Pro (the monthly subscription service you mentioned) highlights you to potential customers more often, and also allows them to see your contact information in advance of buying a lead.
We would be happy to explain our service in more detail - please call us on 0203 697 0237.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I signed up as a professional in spite of the high cost. I did this because Bark peonies a full refund if you don't get clients from their service.
I spent nearly $80 for their "starter pack" and got no jobs at all. But when I contacted Bark the was no reply.
Bark is great at taking your money and not living up to their promises.
Hi Elizabeth.
We're sorry to hear that you were unaware how our Get Hired Guarantee works.
We do stipulate on purchase (and in the Help section of your account) that the offer is for the return of all credits one more time if no leads are converted. This is because we want to help professionals achieve conversion with us.
We would like to help you make the most of our platform so please do email us at [email protected].
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I engaged Superflush to carry out maintenance work on the heating system and installing additional radiators at my property. Robert gave excellent service, he provided very good suggestions on how to complete the work. When he was carrying out the work he was clean and tidy. The quality of the finished work is excellent. Ge was punctual and courteous, I would not hesitate to recommend Robert and his crew at Superflush.
Hi there Frank,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help connect you with a great service provider.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Ian did a brilliant job. He quoted a good price and he turned up on time and just got on with it. He worked cleanly with his colleagues. The work is to a high standard and he is coming back to create a patio for us. Excellent work.
Hi there Annette,
Thanks for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with Ian.
If you would also like to leave him a review, just login to your Bark.co account and click on his Profile page.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
The Bark team are extremely efficient in dealing with your request.
They also keep you updated quickly and put you straight in touch with the other party.
Hi there,
Thank you so much for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Arrived on time, carried out the work designated and did a very good job in quick time. I'm very happy.
Hi there Alan,
Thank you so much for your review,
It's great to hear that we could connect you with a great professional.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Needed a scaffold company to help us at short notice. I had someone on the phone within 15 mins, gave me a fair price, and was given the job.
Hi there Chris,
Thank you for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could out you in touch with a great scaffolding company.
If you would also like to leave the company you hired a review, just login to your Bark.co account and click on his Profile page.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Quick and efficient response. Perfect advice that solved my problem. Friendly service. I strongly recommend it.
Hi there Vumile,
Thank you so much for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Courtesy, skills and punctuality are the main characteristics. I am very happy with the work they have done. The house shines, I could not wish for better.
Hi there Laura,
Thank you so much for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with a great cleaning company.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I haven't hired anybody yet but I intend to invite them all at the end of March for the job to start early April. I will select one of them based on different criteria. They have all been notified of the process although none of them have given a positive response yet. Fingers crossed...
Hi there Werner,
Thank you so much for your review,
We hope that you found the right professional for you in the end.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
A was looking for a local accountant and after registering this information on Bark I was contacted by an accountant I wouldn't have considered. They came out to my home and discussed my needs in a very informative and professional manner. I was impressed by the service and the costs he offered were better than y existing accountant and very competitive indeed. I have now switched to this accountant.
Hi there Ivor,
Thank you so much for your review,
It's great to hear that we could help connect you with an accountant.
If you would also like to leave the professional you hired a review, just login to your Bark.co account and click on his Profile page.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
I was looking for a professional services and Bark took care of everything. I was contacted by professionals but I was not hassled or pressured. It was a great experience.
Hi there Tracy,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that you had a positive experience finding professionals on our site.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Very prompt in sending the right people to get in contact with regarding my query, I would definitely use this website again regarding any more queries
Hi there Darrell,
Thanks for your review,
We're glad to hear that we could help.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team
Very quick to find a professional. Brownsgroup roofing came out within a couple of hours and the work was completed promptly and professionally and at an extremely reasonable price. With photos of before and after, we are so pleased and would definitely recommend this small friendly family run company to anybody.
Hi there Abi,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could connect you with a great professional who 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 Simon,
Thanks for your review,
We're so glad to hear that we could help connect you with Simon.
If you would also like to leave Simon a review, just login to your Bark.com profile and click on his profile page.
Kind regards,
The Bark Team