WHERE IS THE PRO VS. BARK
Bark.com sells you credits to respond to customers, before you know if the customer is serious, available, or even local. Where Is The Pro matches you first, shows you the job brief, and charges $0 until the job is done.
Credits are just hidden per-lead fees
Bark's credit system lets them charge $3–$12 per lead introduction without calling it a lead fee. You pay to say hello. If the customer is unresponsive, price-shopping, or already hired someone? The credits are gone. Where Is The Pro doesn't charge until you win.
3 slots. Never 15.
Your win rate stays at 33%.
| Feature | Bark.com | Where Is The Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Lead currency | Buy credits ($1–$12 each) to respond | ✓ Free to receive & review |
| Pay to introduce yourself | ✗ Yes, credits consumed on contact | ✓ No, see brief before any cost |
| Contact privacy | Info shared with multiple pros | ✓ Ghost messaging hub |
| Lead source | Aggregated across multiple sources | ✓ Marketplace-native direct requests |
| Geographic matching | Zip/category filter | ✓ Spatial radius + AI category matching |
| Platform transparency | Opaque credit math | ✓ Clear: $0 receive, $50 per job won |
See before you pay
Bark charges credits before you see the customer's contact info, sometimes before you know if the request is even in your trade area. Where Is The Pro shows you the full AI-written job brief, city, urgency level, and benchmark price range before you decide to claim. You only pay when you say yes.
One source, not an aggregator
Bark aggregates leads from partner sites and re-distributes them, meaning the lead may have already been sent through multiple channels before reaching you. Where Is The Pro leads are submitted directly by the homeowner on our platform, timestamped, and closed when claimed.
Math you can understand
Bark: buy 20 credits for $20, spend 3 credits per introduction, win 1 in 8 = you paid $7.50 to win one job. Where Is The Pro: receive unlimited leads free, pay $50 once per job won. At 5 jobs won a month: Bark ≈ $37 in credits lost + winning costs. Where Is The Pro: $250 total.
WHAT YOUR LEADS LOOK LIKE ON BUZZLEADS
CUSTOMER'S ORIGINAL TEXT
"my ac stopped working yesterday its been real hot and i dont know whats wrong we have 3 kids and a dog"
AI CONTRACTOR BRIEF, HAIKU
"AC unit failure in residential home with 3 occupants. Unit stopped working approximately 24 hours ago. Urgency: high (heat, children present). No specific symptoms reported, full diagnostic needed."
CONTRACTOR PLANS
| Plan | Free | Solo $49/mo | Team $149/mo | Network $499/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receive leads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-claim fee | $50/job | 5 credits | 15 credits | Unlimited |
| Match priority | Wave 2+ | Wave 1 | Always Wave 1 | Always Wave 1 |
| Trust badge | None | Verified ✓ | Trusted Pro ⭐ | Elite Pro 💎 |
Every Where Is The Pro lead comes from a homeowner who visited itsbuzzing.com/leads/request, filled out a job form, and submitted it. We don't buy leads, scrape contacts, or re-sell requests from other platforms. Every lead is a real, first-party request.
The job brief includes: city, service type, urgency level (ASAP / this week / flexible), the AI-rewritten description, a benchmark price range, and any photos the customer uploaded. You see all of this before claiming, no credits consumed.
Instead of exchanging phone numbers or emails, both parties communicate through a secure project hub at a unique URL. You send quotes and messages; the customer receives email alerts with a link to reply. No personal info exposed unless you both choose to share it.
Yes. During signup, select all applicable categories. Our AI category matching also catches synonyms, 'AC repair', 'air conditioning', and 'HVAC' all route to HVAC providers.
Free-plan: submit a dispute and the $50 fee is reviewed. Pro-plan holders have formal dispute protection. Unresponsive customers are flagged in our system, repeated no-responses from the same consumer result in their request being reviewed.