Bark

The way to really scam people and keep that scam going is to provide lip service to complaints and "appear" to want to resolve complaints.
You can go for a LONG time by simply saying "oh, have you tried this?"
The TRUTH is Bark.com is a scam of mammoth proportions.
The supply of quality leads is limited, the demand of businesses for new leads is infinite... the two don't match.
They make great promises of a "free" set of credits if you don't get any business from your initial purpose... they KNOW you won't, nor will you from the "free" replacement lot, then you're done. You'll get a curt message saying, "Buy some more"... and I'm betting naive people probably give it a second shot and fail again.
The leads that they send you are "full" (5 others have already submitted a response) immediately you receive the email... possibly they are not genuine at all, because the leads that are not "full" are weak or unsuitable and don't match the filter you apply anyway.
When you complain you get trite, patronizing "advice" with an overriding insinuation it's your fault for not presenting a good enough "pitch"... HOGWASH! I've won open national tenders, and have 40+years of sales and sales management epxericn3...
But it is cleverly done so that bark.com "appears" "above-the-board".
Whatever you do, DO NOT FALL for the BARK OFFER... it is a waste of money, definitely, but also a significant waste of time

Garbage, and scammers
They scammed me
They stole money from me
Charged my card with no permission
They give you lots of small text to agree then they keep on charging your card with no permission
They give you fake deals as well
Att Bark if you need more info about this after yow didn't resolve my issue by email now it is your turn reach out to me at https://prnt.sc/11avyj7

Paying $25 for a lead which is not even in the stage of making a decision is not worth the money.
Most of the leads are exploring their options and waiting for the quotes from other 3 service providers which tells you that they are selling the same lead to others.
STAY AWAY from them!
I've told them I won't be buying any more credits and they have cancelled my account even without asking still with credits in it. What a SCAMMERS, STAY AWAY FROM THEM

Loaded my photos and what I needed, received a response within 2 hours, job was done the next day! The standard of works done was excellent. Bark is my go to trade finder from hereonin.

THESE LEADS ALREADY HAVE SERVICES AND ARE WAY OLD. SO WHAT AM I PAYING FOR IF THE PEOPLE YOU PROVIDED ALREADY HAVE SERVICES, THIS IS KINDA A SCAM BECAUSE IT IS A ONE WAY MONEY FLOW. BARK GETS PAID AND YOU GET NOTHING BECAUSE THESE CUSTOMERS ALREADY HAVE SERVICES. REFUND ME BACK PLEASE NO THANK YOU I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO JUST GIVE.

Not used a site like this before, but after I had a selection of companies were put in touch with me, from that selection I chose one. I did ask Bark to not send anymore and they kindly obliged.

Deep disappointment with the level of customer service provided by Bark. My recent interactions with your customer service agents have been nothing short of frustrating and disheartening.

During my attempts to seek assistance and resolve issues, I encountered multiple instances of rudeness, unfriendliness, and an overall lack of professionalism. The customer service agents I spoke with were unhelpful, failed to address my concerns adequately, and displayed a complete absence of basic manners and courtesy.

The primary reason for my engagement with Bark was to generate leads and promote my business. However, the terrible experience I've had with your customer service has resulted in not only a significant financial loss but also a severe setback in achieving my business goals. I was left with no viable leads and no real business generation despite my investment.

As a paying customer, I expected a much higher level of service and support. Instead, I have been met with a disheartening and frustrating experience that has left me deeply dissatisfied. This is not the standard of service that I anticipated or deserve.

Convince you to take out wills, making Paul Hill executor and he flees with the beneficiaries money. They also have company in Philippines cold call people in Uk. To take out wills and probate. THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY. Please do not trust this company

I have maintained a profile on Bark.com since at least a year before the pandemic, so I am not holding that as a factor. I'm not even holding the ratio of used credits to completed/paid projects (though it is almost laughably low). The statistic, for me, that really sinks the site is the ratio of paid leads to even getting a return response from the lead. In my experience that has been lower than 1 return response for every 5-8 paid leads. I don't know how to describe it other than poor lead quality.

I realize that I am in a highly competitive field (photography) and I am doing my best to not bemoan my results as sour grapes. I have taken pains to respond to leads where I have a lengthy track record and extensive professional experience. I offer competitively low rates. I respond with carefully worded email responses with samples of my work. Yet I have observed that fewer than 20% of paid leads even bother to respond.

I have complained about this before to Bark.com. Their leads do not result in enough responses, let alone paid completed projects, to justify the cost for this form of marketing. I was even one of their 'Elite Pros' for a year of this time and actually found no change in response rate. I do not have any specific suggestions for Bark to improve the vetting of their leads, but that is solely where my complaint lies.

To be fair, I have completed some satisfying projects from Bark.com leads, but I would honestly say that dollar-for-dollar the sum total of the cost of leads might actually exceed the total revenue of generated.