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akcampbell · 12-23-2009, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by InvisionTech

Have you guys seen increase in activity on your .PRO domains? I am seeing alot of activity on sedo and parked domains.

Also, had my first sale on Node.pro website.

Lil encouragement like that can go a long way!

I'm seeing a little extra activity in site traffic on Total.pro at 1,030 for the last month, I don't remember getting past 1,000 visits in a month before. Bidding activity has been quiet in the last couple of weeks, just the one lowball bid for Global.pro. Bidding ebbs and flows, I have had 3 bids in 1 day before on Sedo and other times you get nothing. BigJelly see DNsaleprice.com for domain sale prices.

rebeli · 12-23-2009, 02:23 PM

I think they cost to much .... .pro domains are nice but they prince are high ....
Best that can do to low the princes..

***B.Rubble*** · 12-24-2009, 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by akcampbell

I'm seeing a little extra activity in site traffic on Total.pro at 1,030 for the last month, I don't remember getting past 1,000 visits in a month before. Bidding activity has been quiet in the last couple of weeks, just the one lowball bid for Global.pro. Bidding ebbs and flows, I have had 3 bids in 1 day before on Sedo and other times you get nothing. BigJelly see DNsaleprice.com for domain sale prices.

Thanks for the link AK. It is much appreciated.

We have a small Pro site up that's is just sitting ... no content updates or promotion of any kind but it continues to see a steady rise along the lines of Andrew's Total.pro. We've been seeing a 5 to 10% increase monthly over the past four months. Can't really say why that might be happening.

But I have also had TheLeaderboard.com up for a long while now. It too is just idling. But it has seen no increase in traffic at all over the past 12 months. The Pro site is a much stronger keyword than TheLeaderboard but I don't see how that would account for an increase in traffic.

cdboard · 12-24-2009, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by Big Jelly

Yes they do but ASME came to mind first so that's what I gave them. Point being that they don't check.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/522420-the-pro-discussion.html
they might not have checked yet.

if/when they do, the check will fail.

***B.Rubble*** · 12-25-2009, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by cdboard

they might not have checked yet.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420

if/when they do, the check will fail.

More likely restrictions will be lifted altogether in 2010. RegistryPro is in no position to be running off customers.
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***B.Rubble*** · 12-25-2009, 09:20 AM

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hakita · 01-04-2010, 07:11 AM

Just for information,

I am the guy how bought Freelance.pro, it was very deep in Serp.
The day i changed the name to independant.fr ( Freelance in french) it moved to first google page in 3 weeks.

I hade DomainAppraisal.pro, it was deep in Google Serp.
The day i changed it to DomainAppraisal.net it moved to the first google page in 1 week.

From a Seo point of view, .pro are doomed by google

Even if i love .pro domains, Google rules force me to change my mind.... so bad

InvisionTech · 01-04-2010, 07:26 AM

What keywords are you targeting?

What SEO have you done on your websites/code?

Configure your websites with google webmaster tools and see how many backlinks you have for both domains.

akcampbell · 01-04-2010, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by hakita

From a Seo point of view, .pro are doomed by google

DomainAppraisal.pro was registered in July 09, DomainAppraisal.net was registered in Dec 02. Surely you recognise that your jump in ranking is because you are switching to a domain 6-7 years older and not because Google has anything against .pro? Secondly, with Freelance.pro, you are combining an English keyword with French content, what do you think Google is going to think about that? Is it not logical that if you switch to the French version of the keyword in the French ccTLD, you just might get an SEO boost combined with French content?!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420

I have been developing Mum.com over the holidays, it was registered in Oct 94. I haven't submitted to any search engines yet but if RegistryPro released 3 character .pros and I switched the site to Mum.pro should I be surprised if a 15-16 year younger domain didn't rank as well and conclude that .pro is doomed in Google? The deal with .pro is that it is more brandable than other non .com gTLDs but less aged and well known, there will be a raft of of new gTLDs coming out but .pro will be older, better known and more brandable than all of them, can you see the play?

01-04-2010, 05:03 PM

SEO concerns aside, I know one company that has been quietly buying up DOT PROs and I believe offers a good chance to get a little buz going around the extension in 2010.

InvisionTech · 01-04-2010, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by DOT PRO

SEO concerns aside, I know one company that has been quietly buying up DOT PROs and I believe offers a good chance to get a little buz going around the extension in 2010.

THats one explanation behind low ball offers at sedo!

01-04-2010, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by InvisionTech

THats one explanation behind low ball offers at sedo!

No this company has been active on Snapnames. BTW you sold one of your domains to them.

cdboard · 01-05-2010, 02:16 AM

so why hasn't this company been throwing money at me?

hakita · 01-05-2010, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by akcampbell

Secondly, with Freelance.pro, you are combining an English keyword with French content, what do you think Google is going to think about that? Is it not logical that if you switch to the French version of the keyword in the French ccTLD, you just might get an SEO boost combined with French content?

Hi Akcampbell, in french, freelance = independant, both are used and search equally.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420
freelance.com and freelance.fr are well working website and rank well in google fr.

In french domain forum, there has been an interesting thread with many feedback and people benchmarking .pro seo impact. Globally, we agreed that .pro has a bad impact on seo.
I would also say that is temporary and one day, it will be better.

akcampbell · 01-05-2010, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by hakita

Hi Akcampbell, in french, freelance = independant, both are used and search equally. freelance.com and freelance.fr are well working website and rank well in google fr.

In french domain forum, there has been an interesting thread with many feedback and people benchmarking .pro seo impact. Globally, we agreed that .pro has a bad impact on seo.
I would also say that is temporary and one day, it will be better.

Freelance.com was regged in 98 and a .fr is always going to rank better in Google.fr because its the local ccTLD. No extension has a bad impact on SEO as you put it. Everything is a question of age and local region matching in terms of the domain. I understand Independant is Freelance is French, presumably that's what people in France are going to be searching for, not the English version freelance so you haven't made any earth shattering discoveries about SEO.

akcampbell · 01-06-2010, 12:24 AM

Credentials are not made public. RegistryPro check them or do whatever they do with them when you get verified. Registrars check qualifications on a sample basis every year.

***B.Rubble*** · 01-06-2010, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by DOT PRO

SEO concerns aside, I know one company that has been quietly buying up DOT PROs and I believe offers a good chance to get a little buz going around the extension in 2010.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420
Well I'm taking all of my .pros off of the market and putting them under my mattress. I sold SLOTS.ag, POKER.com.ag and WON.cc a year or so ago for next to nothing. They may still be worth next to nothing but I wouldn't mind having them back.

I won't make the same mistake with .pros.

b2b · 01-07-2010, 05:01 AM

Newsflash:

Wordpress.pro sold for $12.099!

I got a feeling that 2010 will look exceptionally good for .pro .
This really just made my day!

Kuli · 01-07-2010, 06:24 AM

Hi,

I must admit that I didn't think that .pro domains would gain much type-in traffic, so I didn't park them until last month. My fault!

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420

There is some significant traffic on some of my domains. Interesting enough, most traffic is on German terms!

That's strange, because the .pro extension is nearly unknown in Germany.

Here is the parking statistics for month January, i.e. for just one week:
http://www.kuli.org/parking-pro.png

There are no used similar domains like gesundheit-pro.de etc., and according to the wayback machine, only werbung.pro was little developed before.

The list does only contain those domains that are for sale, so some of the better ones aren't listed here.

Greetings,
Kuli

InvisionTech · 01-07-2010, 07:35 AM

Kuli, I've noticed similar increases in type in traffic. Great stuff!

Wordpress.pro is a good sale, perfect fit!

***mwzd*** · 01-07-2010, 07:43 AM

Where did you see the wp .pro sale report?

I've only been getting lowballs on my .pros, but they've increased.

Anyone who knows what company is buying .pros please pm me, could do with some sales atm.

InvisionTech · 01-07-2010, 08:35 AM

Its on DNJournal.

dotprofan · 01-07-2010, 12:38 PM

That's $12,099 for all the US folks who may have read that wrong at first. Great way to start off the new year for .pro!

Another bit of good news, Encirca just announced they are allowing for bulk .pro purchases:

EnCirca Offers Bulk Purchase Program for .pro Domain Names - FOXBusiness.com

BOSTON, Jan 06, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ---- Effective January 6, 2010, EnCirca.com, registrar of the .pro top level domain, is offering a bulk purchase program designed to promote widespread use of the .pro domain name. EnCirca is soliciting expressions of interest from parties willing to commit to a minimum purchase of 5,000 .pro domain names. Selected parties will receive a discounted price lower than that available for dot-com domain names. The .pro bulk purchase program is ideal for professional trade associations, domain resellers and professional domain investors.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420

"In the past year, as .pro registration restrictions have been relaxed, the .pro zone file has grown 400 percent," says Thomas Barrett, President of EnCirca. "We expect even more growth in 2010 when one, two and three character .pro domain names are made available. Our current retail price for a .pro domain name is $14.95. We are looking for a partner interested in making a .pro bulk purchase for a greatly reduced cost."

The "Pro" suffix is recognized worldwide as a designation for "professional." This instant branding is one of the reasons for the .pro domain's increased popularity among professionals creating their own online brand.

The .pro domain is designed exclusively for use by all licensed professionals, such as lawyers, engineers, electricians and realtors, to help professionals establish online trust and communicate their credentials. There are no restrictions on the types of names a business may register. Businesses may register industry keywords, search engine terms, company names, or their trademarks. There is no limit to how many .pro domain names an individual or company can register. Dot-pro customers self-certify their professional status by providing their identification, contact information and profession-specific information, such as their license number.

All expressions of interest are confidential and more details can be found at .Pro Bulk Purchase Program

Originally Posted by b2b

Newsflash:

Wordpress.pro sold for $12.099!

I got a feeling that 2010 will look exceptionally good for .pro .
This really just made my day!

akcampbell · 01-07-2010, 12:59 PM

Great news about the $12,099 sale of Wordpress.pro. I would love to see it work but I can't see the .pro bulk purchase offers being taken up. Didn't something similar happen with .travel?

siga · 01-07-2010, 01:09 PM

Bulk purchase of .pros is a bad idea. I want to see more .pros getting developed and everyday internet users getting famililar with the extension rather than entitys purchasing 5000 a time and never getting bespoke useful websites out to the general online public.

Bah..

12-23-2009, 02:23 PM	#1852 (permalink)
rebeli Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2	I tink I think they cost to much .... .pro domains are nice but they prince are high .... Best that can do to low the princes..

12-25-2009, 09:20 AM	#1856 (permalink)
*B.Rubble* Business Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: RTP, North Carolina Posts: 990	Verisign --- edited Last edited by B.Rubble; 01-03-2010 at 11:14 AM.

01-04-2010, 07:11 AM	#1857 (permalink)
hakita NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 103	Just for information, I am the guy how bought Freelance.pro, it was very deep in Serp. The day i changed the name to independant.fr ( Freelance in french) it moved to first google page in 3 weeks. I hade DomainAppraisal.pro, it was deep in Google Serp. The day i changed it to DomainAppraisal.net it moved to the first google page in 1 week. From a Seo point of view, .pro are doomed by google Even if i love .pro domains, Google rules force me to change my mind.... so bad __________________ Hakita.tel

01-04-2010, 07:26 AM	THREAD STARTER #1858 (permalink)
InvisionTech NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 617	What keywords are you targeting? What SEO have you done on your websites/code? Configure your websites with google webmaster tools and see how many backlinks you have for both domains. __________________ Wise man says... Websites: Virtualization.net: Virtualization & Cloud Computing Portal - Solutions.PRO - AUTOTALK.com Domains: Memory.pro - Furniture.pro - Scuba.pro - Marble.pro - Lens.pro

01-06-2010, 12:24 AM	#1866 (permalink)
akcampbell .Pro Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,360	Credentials are not made public. RegistryPro check them or do whatever they do with them when you get verified. Registrars check qualifications on a sample basis every year. __________________ Rates.info and Prices.info currently at Sedo auction. No reserve price. Ends 24 May 2012.

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01-04-2010, 05:03 PM	#1860 (permalink)
DOT PRO Guest Posts: n/a	SEO concerns aside, I know one company that has been quietly buying up DOT PROs and I believe offers a good chance to get a little buz going around the extension in 2010.

01-05-2010, 02:16 AM	#1863 (permalink)
cdboard NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 649	so why hasn't this company been throwing money at me?

01-07-2010, 05:01 AM	#1868 (permalink)
b2b Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,633	Newsflash: Wordpress.pro sold for $12.099! I got a feeling that 2010 will look exceptionally good for .pro . This really just made my day!

01-07-2010, 06:24 AM	#1869 (permalink)
Kuli NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 123	Interesting access rate on parked domains Hi, I must admit that I didn't think that .pro domains would gain much type-in traffic, so I didn't park them until last month. My fault! ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=522420 There is some significant traffic on some of my domains. Interesting enough, most traffic is on German terms! That's strange, because the .pro extension is nearly unknown in Germany. Here is the parking statistics for month January, i.e. for just one week: http://www.kuli.org/parking-pro.png There are no used similar domains like gesundheit-pro.de etc., and according to the wayback machine, only werbung.pro was little developed before. The list does only contain those domains that are for sale, so some of the better ones aren't listed here. Greetings, Kuli

01-07-2010, 07:35 AM	THREAD STARTER #1870 (permalink)
InvisionTech NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 617	Kuli, I've noticed similar increases in type in traffic. Great stuff! Wordpress.pro is a good sale, perfect fit! __________________ Wise man says... Websites: Virtualization.net: Virtualization & Cloud Computing Portal - Solutions.PRO - AUTOTALK.com Domains: Memory.pro - Furniture.pro - Scuba.pro - Marble.pro - Lens.pro

01-07-2010, 07:43 AM	#1871 (permalink)
*mwzd* Extension Agnostic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,913 Follow @mwzd	Where did you see the wp .pro sale report? I've only been getting lowballs on my .pros, but they've increased. Anyone who knows what company is buying .pros please pm me, could do with some sales atm. __________________ Premium Domains for Sale \| Domain Broker \| Domain Consultant \| Domain Blog WebSite Development \| MiniSites

01-07-2010, 08:35 AM	THREAD STARTER #1872 (permalink)
InvisionTech NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 617	Its on DNJournal. __________________ Wise man says... Websites: Virtualization.net: Virtualization & Cloud Computing Portal - Solutions.PRO - AUTOTALK.com Domains: Memory.pro - Furniture.pro - Scuba.pro - Marble.pro - Lens.pro

01-07-2010, 12:59 PM	#1874 (permalink)
akcampbell .Pro Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,360	Great news about the $12,099 sale of Wordpress.pro. I would love to see it work but I can't see the .pro bulk purchase offers being taken up. Didn't something similar happen with .travel? __________________ Rates.info and Prices.info currently at Sedo auction. No reserve price. Ends 24 May 2012.

01-07-2010, 01:09 PM	#1875 (permalink)
siga Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,026	Bulk purchase of .pros is a bad idea. I want to see more .pros getting developed and everyday internet users getting famililar with the extension rather than entitys purchasing 5000 a time and never getting bespoke useful websites out to the general online public. Bah..

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