**UPDATED VIDEO LINK - ua-cam.com/video/CaHobmucRsU/v-deo.html 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - How Bark works 01:15 - Bark will send you clients 01:41 - Only 5 therapists can reply 01:47 - What the referral sheet looks like 02:40 - How much it costs you to respond to a potential client 05:02 - The Pros 06:01 - The Cons 06:55 - I always get a return 07:20 - The Bark support team and an example 09:10 - Bark will help you get clients too 09:59 - My Referral link 10:19 - How to get two free responses 10:35 - Would I recommend Bark? 10:37 - More Pros 11:15 - My next review will be on BetterHelp
Thanks James for the full transparency in your review of Bark, I feel much better informed on the platform and think I will have a go at using Bark to find potential clients.
Thank you. If you have any other questions, please just ask. If you sign up using my referral link (it is in the description), I also offer a free 30-minute zoom call to show you a few techniques I use to find the right clients. Best wishes, James
In the UK, to do this ethically and professionally, i.e. qualified and insured, there is no restriction to work anywhere in the country. In other places (like America, for example), I believe you are only allowed to work in certain states.
Good question. It is rare that I call or email first, as I do not know if they are in a position to take a call. Also, people generally check their text messages more frequently than their emails, so I tend to stay away from email replies at first for this reason. Instead, I do a certain thing in a certain order. First, I respond via a text message from the Bark app, but it only allows 160 characters, so it has to be brief. Then I send the potential client a personalised text message from my mobile to their mobile, introducing myself, and explaining that I have also replied via bark (to show authenticity). In this message, I also offer a free 30-minute consultation, and I provide the booking link too. Then I send another message via the Bark app to explain that I have just sent them a text message from my mobile to theirs, and again remind them that I am offering a free consultation and the link is in the text message. I have found that strategy works best. If there is no reply after a day, I will then send a text message and/or an email. If another day goes by and I have still not heard, I will phone, have a very short conversation (if I get through), and see if we can arrange the consultation. Does that help? James
@@willadolphy8432 I send the first two messages straight after each other (The first message via the bark app saying I will reply in more detail, and then the second text from my mobile to their mobile). I do this to ‘strike whilst the iron is hot’, and because when I sent the first message (the bark reply), I said I would do so. This shows that I will do what I said I am going to do (showing professionalism), by replying promptly, and the potential client is looking for help right now, and will probably want a prompt response too. Does that assist? 😊
**UPDATED VIDEO LINK - ua-cam.com/video/CaHobmucRsU/v-deo.html
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - How Bark works
01:15 - Bark will send you clients
01:41 - Only 5 therapists can reply
01:47 - What the referral sheet looks like
02:40 - How much it costs you to respond to a potential client
05:02 - The Pros
06:01 - The Cons
06:55 - I always get a return
07:20 - The Bark support team and an example
09:10 - Bark will help you get clients too
09:59 - My Referral link
10:19 - How to get two free responses
10:35 - Would I recommend Bark?
10:37 - More Pros
11:15 - My next review will be on BetterHelp
Thanks James for the full transparency in your review of Bark, I feel much better informed on the platform and think I will have a go at using Bark to find potential clients.
Thanks Claire. Good luck with it. 👌
Hi what's your experience like so far?
@@opeyemifaji1547 I continue to use Bark and it continues to bring me an income too.
Thank you very much for sharing. Just discovered bark and needed some insight.
Thank you.
If you have any other questions, please just ask. If you sign up using my referral link (it is in the description), I also offer a free 30-minute zoom call to show you a few techniques I use to find the right clients.
Best wishes,
James
Thanks for your full transparency. Quick, simple, and to the point.
You are very welcome. I hope you found it helpful 😊
Thank you very much for the insight.
You are very welcome. I hope it helped.
Best wishes,
James
What license do you have to be able to work all over the country?
In the UK, to do this ethically and professionally, i.e. qualified and insured, there is no restriction to work anywhere in the country.
In other places (like America, for example), I believe you are only allowed to work in certain states.
Hi! How do you respond to leads? Do you call clients or just email?
Good question.
It is rare that I call or email first, as I do not know if they are in a position to take a call. Also, people generally check their text messages more frequently than their emails, so I tend to stay away from email replies at first for this reason.
Instead, I do a certain thing in a certain order.
First, I respond via a text message from the Bark app, but it only allows 160 characters, so it has to be brief.
Then I send the potential client a personalised text message from my mobile to their mobile, introducing myself, and explaining that I have also replied via bark (to show authenticity). In this message, I also offer a free 30-minute consultation, and I provide the booking link too.
Then I send another message via the Bark app to explain that I have just sent them a text message from my mobile to theirs, and again remind them that I am offering a free consultation and the link is in the text message.
I have found that strategy works best.
If there is no reply after a day, I will then send a text message and/or an email.
If another day goes by and I have still not heard, I will phone, have a very short conversation (if I get through), and see if we can arrange the consultation.
Does that help?
James
Hugely thank you for sharing your insights :)
@@TherapyBusinessSchool
How often do you wait in between the first two text messages? @@TherapyBusinessSchool
@@willadolphy8432
I send the first two messages straight after each other (The first message via the bark app saying I will reply in more detail, and then the second text from my mobile to their mobile).
I do this to ‘strike whilst the iron is hot’, and because when I sent the first message (the bark reply), I said I would do so.
This shows that I will do what I said I am going to do (showing professionalism), by replying promptly, and the potential client is looking for help right now, and will probably want a prompt response too.
Does that assist? 😊
Not sure if the referral link is working, do you have another one?
Use this one instead - bit.ly/483jQBS 🙂