Bark: Great pros, found fast

My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects, engineers, or design professionals. Many had little to no verifiable credentials, no professional websites, no license information, and no clear way to validate who they actually were. Instead of connecting me with qualified professionals, it felt like my contact information was simply distributed to anyone willing to pay for leads. I spent more time screening questionable contacts than actually moving my project forward. For anyone looking to hire an architect, engineer, or other licensed professional, I strongly recommend independently verifying licenses, checking references, reviewing previous work, and confirming insurance before sending money to anyone. Based on my experience, Bark generated a flood of unsolicited contacts but very little confidence that the people reaching out were legitimate, qualified professionals. I would not use this service again for a project requiring licensed expertise.

I have always been very happy with the bark groomer I had several times

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE. I immediately started getting blasted with spam calls, emails, and texts late at night and during normal working hours. And it’s not just one call, it’s 3 with voicemails then multiple texts; all from the same number in the span of 10 minutes. I’ve had 4 different “providers” go through the same routine in less than 5 hours of having an account. Deleted and staying far away.