Bark

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What is Bark?

Bark is a marketplace that connects customers with local and online service professionals, from accountants and photographers to cleaners and web designers. Customers post a request, called a bark, and professionals use credits to buy the leads they want and contact the customer. Reviewing leads, quoting and tracking status is the routine work. This connection lets Fabric's assistant help with it, in plain language.

What Fabric's assistant can do with Bark

Once Bark is connected, Fabric's AI assistant can work with your Bark leads from a simple request.

Find leads. Search Barks and Find a Bark look through available requests, and Find a Purchased Bark pulls up a lead you already bought. Get Your Credit Balance shows how many credits you have left.

Buy or skip leads. Purchase Bark buys a lead with your credits, and Skip Bark passes on one that is not a fit.

Quote and follow up. The assistant can set a quote or a note on a lead and update its status as the conversation moves on.

You stay in control

The assistant works from your instructions, and it confirms with you before purchasing a lead, since that spends your Bark credits, unless you've told it not to for a particular task. Searching never changes anything.

When a job should run regularly, a Fabric AI job can run on a schedule, such as a morning list of new requests that match your services. The connection also includes the events New Bark, New Purchased Bark and New Review, which can start an automation.

Search your leads from Fabric

Connecting Bark also adds keyword search over its records from Fabric's main search.

How people use it

Freelancers review new requests and buy the ones worth quoting.

Consultants set a quote on a lead using rates kept in Fabric.

Small business owners check their credit balance before buying leads.

Photographers note each lead's status as bookings come in.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bark connection do?

It lets Fabric's assistant search and find leads, check your credit balance, buy or skip leads, set quotes and notes, and update lead status, and it adds keyword search in Fabric.

Can I find Bark leads with AI?

Yes. Ask for requests that match your services and the assistant searches available barks.

Can it buy a lead?

Yes. Purchase Bark buys it with your credits, after you confirm.

Can it send a quote?

Yes. Set Quote on Bark adds your quote to the lead.

Can it check my credits?

Yes. Get Your Credit Balance shows your balance.

What happens when a new request comes in?

New Bark is an event in the connection, and it can start an automation, for example to alert you.

Does the assistant spend credits on its own?

No. It acts on your instructions, and it confirms before purchasing a lead.

Is my data secure?

Everything in Fabric is encrypted in transit and at rest, and the connection acts on your account with your authorization. See the privacy and security guide.

Can I track Bark leads in a CRM?

Yes. You can also connect HubSpot. See the best CRMs for freelancers.