The .PRO Discussion

[InvisionTech]

It seems .PRO is slowly coming out of the cage with cheaper reg prices than they were a year ago and major registrars like netsol taking notice of the extension and promoting it.

Here are some that I picked up in last couple of days:

Alexandria.pro

Anchorage.pro

Arlington.pro

Belfast.pro

Birmingham.pro

Budapest.pro

Durham.pro

Fairfax.pro

Italian.pro

Lisbon.pro

Fire away with your regs after the relaunch on September 8th, 2008.

 

[zuriko]

I like them a lot, both are very marketable.

I have just regged Chartered.pro which I think will also be a good niche for .pro

andy

Thank You Andy and good luck with Chartered.pro
About .pro ))
I think .pro is a very good extesion for everyone, but not for americans!!!
Americans dont see Further than .com ( dont see own .US))
+ one more:
Does anyone have nice form letter template for end users, I can use??
thanks .pros!!

Z you are calculating your stats wrong, you need quote marks round the management and pro. "Management Pro" has 192,000 uniques. Saving.pro is nice, I dropped it but wish I had kept it with hindsight.

I think SAVING.PRO is great name!! this time?? everyone saving!!

 

[InvisionTech]

I like them a lot, both are very marketable.

I have just regged Chartered.pro which I think will also be a good niche for .pro

andy

Great, good for chartered buses and jets. :D

I own Charter.pro

:gn:

 

[AndyR]

Great, good for chartered buses and jets. :D

I own Charter.pro

:gn:

Thanks,

Am also considering

Chartered engineers, accountants, other professionals with institutions who offer charters.

Offering professional directories and services.

andy

 

[zuriko]

Does anyone have nice form letter template for endusers??

 

[InvisionTech]

Does anyone have nice form letter template for endusers??

Why do you need a template? How did you sell the other .PROs you had? :hehe:

 

[Zupa]

guys can i transfer my .pro domains from encicra to hostway ??

 

[MasterGuru]

guys can i transfer my .pro domains from encicra to hostway ??

At present moment, as far as I know, .pro transfer between registrars are impossible
But if it will be possible - transfers to "hostway" will be very difficult

 

[InvisionTech]

guys can i transfer my .pro domains from encicra to hostway ??

Its possible with hostway but I would recommend you stay away... for now. If you need to register domain registrars like encirca, networks solutions and domainpeople seems to be the only choices for now.

 

[zuriko]

Why do you need a template? How did you sell the other .PROs you had? :hehe:

:blink: need different versions of letters)) is it difficult to share??))

 

[InvisionTech]

:blink: need different versions of letters)) is it difficult to share??))

Not at all, check it out:

http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/68798-how-to-find-potential-end-users.html

I would recommend using your own words and modify it to your own professional taste before emailing. You wouldn't want it to look like some type of spam email, IMO.
:blink:

 

[Ben42]

I would recommend using your own words and modify it to your own professional taste before emailing. You wouldn't want it to look like some type of spam email, IMO.
:blink:

I would also recommend putting a bit in there about .pro (New extension, for professional use only, ect.), I've had my best responses from it being infomational as well.

 

[lenah]

Who did the little .PRO - the Internet for Professionals avatar?

 

[Terrains]

Akcampbell made them.

 

[Terrains]

Whoever picked up saving.pro got a great deal today =].

 

[InvisionTech]

Our top .PRO domainer, Zuriko caught that one. :D

 

[thunderforce]

self-certify?

From encirca.com:

The .Pro domain is a restricted domain name, available to professionals who self-certify that they meet the eligibility requirements of their profession. There are no restrictions on the types of names a business or professional may register: including trademarks, industry keywords, search engine terms, company names, or marketing slogans. There is no limit to how many dot-pro domain names an individual or company can register.

Is there any real verification process for people who want to register .pro domains? Does "self-certify" really mean anything? :p

 

[InvisionTech]

From encirca.com:

The .Pro domain is a restricted domain name, available to professionals who self-certify that they meet the eligibility requirements of their profession. There are no restrictions on the types of names a business or professional may register: including trademarks, industry keywords, search engine terms, company names, or marketing slogans. There is no limit to how many dot-pro domain names an individual or company can register.

Is there any real verification process for people who want to register .pro domains? Does "self-certify" really mean anything? :p

There is so much confusion when regular users look at something like that... thast why restrictions that are left and self certify needs to go and focus needs to shift on whether or not the domainers are being used for professional, business use, etc.

The registry needs to push the extension to other registrars like godaddy, moniker (these guys don't even take your domains when you try to list it in auction or something). It also needs to advertise the .pro to businesses and business magazines as well as the end users who maybe looking for website/domains but their name is taken already. .PRO is there to rescue such businesses and their identity.

That can only happen when registry wakes up and allows .PRO to compete with other extensions on a level field.

 

[zuriko]

Not at all, check it out:

http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/68798-how-to-find-potential-end-users.html

I would recommend using your own words and modify it to your own professional taste before emailing. You wouldn't want it to look like some type of spam email, IMO.
:blink:

Thank You! I know this post and I already used it, but I think meaby you have something original.
Best Regards
Z!

Who droped this great domain??)) I just registered it
animation.pro

 

[InvisionTech]

Thank You! I know this post and I already used it, but I think meaby you have something original.
Best Regards
Z!

Who droped this great domain??)) I just registered it
animation.pro

I don't have one as of yet, if I create one and find it successful, we will see it here.


Basically, you want to introduce your self, along with what you are offering (the names). Then you want to tell something about the .pro extension because as soon as you mention the domain names, the .pro part will stick out. As Ben said, you want to let them know, give a link to the registry's website, perhaps.

Then you want to give them details about the importance of having unique, memorable, easy on the eyes domain name for business, its SEO importance and how it would help theirbusiness as well as their customers.

In the last paragraph you want to give them your contact information, options that are available to make the transaction successful and conclude with your full name, business name, telephone, email address, etc.

Pretty basic stuff but everybody should write it differently.

Good luck!

 

[Terrains]

Sent out around 50 letters, pretty standard format only received one reply telling me to send my request to the parent company. Will keep trying with different names and letter formats, of course I'll be updating you guys.