Waste and rubbish removal, Swindon
Junk Busters
- on Google for “rubbish removal”of 14, checked 19 Sept
- 2nd
- enquiries a month
- 39
- A new website
- Every call counted
Enquiries counted over the 60 days to 11 Sep 2026.
See their siteBark, compared
Is Bark worth it for tradesmen? What you pay for, from their own terms.
On Bark you buy credits and spend them to contact customers who have posted a request. A request can go to up to five professionals, and you pay to contact the customer whether or not you get the job. Some trades do well from it. Here is how it compares with customers from your own Google listing, from Bark's own terms as they read on 30 September 2026.
“is bark worth it”“bark leads reviews”“bark.com for tradesmen”
SimplyScalenow
New enquiry. Sarah Hughes, driveway and patio clean, 14 Elm Road, SN3. Found you on Google. We've replied in your name and asked for photos and roughly how big the drive is.
Your tracker
- MonRender cleanDone
- WedRoof moss removalWon
- ThuDriveway and patioNew
See who Google shows for your trade in Swindon, right now.
Pick your trade to see Google's own list, live. The free check then shows where you sit, and why.
Google's live list for your trade in Swindon
Pick your trade to see the live list.
The full list, and where you sit on it, is on the free check.
See where you sitGoogle's own list for that search, biased to the town centre. The map on a phone can differ with where you stand.
How the two compare.
Side by side, on the things a trade asks about first.
| Bark | SimplyScale | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | Credits, £1.80 each (it may vary by pack), plus VAT. How many credits a lead costs varies with the job, the place and the demand. | Nothing until you've won a real job through us. Then from £500 a month, and any month you win nothing through us is free. |
| Who else gets it | A general request can go to up to five professionals. | The customer found you, so the enquiry comes to you alone. |
| If the customer goes quiet | No credits back. Their terms rule out a return when the customer does not respond or you do not get the job. | Nothing to pay, and we chase them for you in your name. |
| Paying up front | Credits are bought first, and expire three months after purchase. | Nothing to buy up front. |
| The guarantee | The Get Hired Guarantee returns credits, not money, on your first Starter Pack if you use them all and are not hired, subject to conditions. | No real job within 90 days of going live, and you walk away owing nothing. |
| Your reviews | On your Bark profile. | On your Google listing, which is always yours. |
Bark's figures and wording are from their Terms and Conditions for Professionals (updated 29 October 2025) and their help centre pages on credits, lead pricing and the Get Hired Guarantee (updated June 2026), read on 30 September 2026. Their prices and terms change, so check them before you decide.
When Bark makes sense.
If you are starting out with an empty diary and no reviews, a few leads you can buy this week can help. The trade-off is that the customer is shopping around, and so are up to four other firms, and you pay for the contact rather than the job. Your own listing takes longer to build, but the enquiries that come from it are yours alone.
What we do instead.
Customers who searched for your trade and found you, replied to before they ring anyone else.
- Your listing worked every week.The right category, your service area, real photos, and a review asked for after every job.
- Every enquiry replied to.In your name, within a minute, asking the questions you would ask.
- Every quote chased.To a yes or a no, so the jobs that go quiet are not simply lost.
- Every job counted.So you can see what it brings in, next to what you spend on credits.
Trades getting their customers from their own listing.
Tree surgery, Royal Wootton Bassett
Luke and Dan's
- on Google for “tree surgeon”of 17, checked 19 Sept
- 1st
- enquiries a month
- 35
- A new website
- Every enquiry answered fast and chased
Enquiries counted over the 60 days to 11 Sep 2026.
See their site
Building, Swindon
A.P. Berrystone
- on Google for “builders”of 20, checked 19 Sept
- 2nd
- enquiries a month
- 12
- A new website
- Forms that now bring in most enquiries
Enquiries counted over the 8 weeks to 8 Oct 2026.
See their site
Valeting and detailing, Swindon
SimplyShine
- on Google for “car valeting”of 20, checked 19 Sept
- 1st
- Our own valeting business
- Run on the same system we sell
Google ratings as they stood in September 2026. Positions are Google's own list on the date shown, live when the page can reach it.
Free until you've won £500 of work through us.
Then from £500 a month, and any month you win less than £500 through us is free. No setup fee, no contract.
- Today£0A minute of questions, then Tyler rings you.
- Week one£0Listing rebuilt, website live, our number on both.
- Every day after£0Every enquiry replied to and chased, every win tracked.
- Your first real jobfrom£500 a monthOnly once you have won one through us. No‑job months are free.
No real job in 90 days? You walk away owing nothing, and you keep the website.
What you get
- Your websiteBuilt or rebuilt, yours to keep after 90 days
- Your Google listingWorked on every week
- Every enquiryReplied to in your name
- Every quoteChased to a yes or a no
- Referral systemHappy customers asked to send a friend
- Reactivation textsPast customers brought back
- Your trackerEvery job won, and its value
- One page a monthWhat came in, what you won
See if your town is free
A minute of questions about your business, then your name and number. Tyler usually rings you the same day.
Or ring 07700 100226.
Questions
Something not here? Ring 07700 100226 and ask Tyler.
Can I keep using Bark?
Yes. Your tracker will show which one brings the jobs, and you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
Why not just pay per lead?
Because on a lead site you pay for the contact, not the job. With us you pay nothing until a job is won, then a flat monthly fee, and any month you win nothing through us is free.
How long before my own listing brings work?
Months, not days, and nobody honest can promise a position. That is why you pay nothing until you have won a real job through us.
Guides worth reading
All the guides- Lead sitesBark vs Checkatrade: which costs a trade less?Bark and Checkatrade side by side from their own pages and terms: how you pay, the contracts, who else gets the job, and the sum to compare them.
- Lead sitesCheckatrade vs TrustATrader vs MyBuilder vs Rated PeopleHow each charges trades, the contracts, and who else chases the same job, from their own pages on 2 October 2026. Plus what happened to Rated People.
- Lead sitesIs Rated People worth it in 2026?Rated People closed its memberships and is now part of Checkatrade Group. What that means for trades, what joining costs now, and the alternatives.
- Lead sitesIs MyBuilder worth it for tradesmen?How MyBuilder works for trades, what the shortlist fees cost, when you pay without winning, and the sum to do, from MyBuilder's own pages.
See who Google shows instead of you.
Pick your trade and town. The list Google shows, your reviews against theirs, and what we would fix first. No details asked until the end.
- No setup fee, no contract
- Everything we build is yours after 90 days
- Tyler usually rings you the same day