I have used Bark for over a year now and can say with 100% certainty it takes money and does not do what it says on the tin - to provide a chance to get the clients lead for a fee. I have paid over Ł 800 trying and have not had any serious responses. I run an award-winning architectural office and through Bark have had people (while Bark diligently charges you a fee to respond to them) providing fake emails, phone numbers, people shouting at me, not showing up at meeting, etc. Bark invests zero times in checking the credibility of these ads while charging a hefty amount for them. Furthermore, the description of requested services is vague, i. E. someone will put a large-scale project (that will cost more to respond) yet all they want is a dormer extension. Bark does not demand a more detailed description of the works/services needed, so there is a lot of money spent without knowing who you contact and what exactly is the project enquiry. It is a bad practice and I shall spend time leaving my money elsewhere as it is pointless for any serious business.
Hi Adnan,
We're sorry to hear that Bark hasn't been successful for your Business.
It can certainly be frustrating when customers are difficult to engage or decide not to attend meetings and this can happen for a number of different reasons. Unfortunately, Bark doesn't have control over the customer's decision and its up to the customers who they choose to engage with or hire. However, we do cover professionals when the contact information provided by our customers is invalid.
Our friendly customer success team are on hand 7 days a week and can certainly offer some great advice to put you in the best position to secure business through us. We work with many successful architects and typically professionals will secure at least 1 in every 5 jobs they respond to.
Please contact our team to chat about your experience and let's see if we can help turn things around.
You can reach us by phone or email: team@bark.com
Kind regards
The Bark Team