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.

 

[Edward Smeu]

Not really, we've been through this before.

 

[mjnels]

.mobi doesnt even deserve its own subforum anymore..

in other news: just hand registered one of the most populated cities in the world..

 

[terol]

I have seen domains listed for sale at ridiculous prices without an only bid those when expire and go to pre-release get four or even five figures.

If .pro was a new gTLD coming next year, people would loose their ass for catch even no killer ones.

But, as .pro, .travel or .biz are old ones, this seem not enough interesting for "domainers". :bah:

Final users don't know that .pro exists, but try to let them know ... Response is always the same one: AWESOME. :gn:

Then ask them about .mobi or .pw ... :lol:

 

[davidc]

Smartphones killed .mobi... well not really, it was dead even before

 

[mjnels]

Smartphones killed .mobi... well not really, it was dead even before

not smartphones, those already existed when .mobi came out. i think you're referring to when phones like the iPhone came out which allow you to view full sites easier.

the problem with this logic is you're basically saying the iphone killed the idea of mobile websites (sites formatted for a small screen) which isnt true either.

 

[Keith]

Smartphones killed .mobi... well not really, it was dead even before

I agree that .mobi is dead but it was mentioned by a FB friend the other day. He's 15 and posted a link for a video from ifunny.mobi. Perhaps the younger generation will utilize it a little bit...

 

[JoeBiz]

.Pro has one problem, one huge problem. Restrictions. I wonder who the genius is that first proffered that idea. IMO they're going to have to be removed if .Pro is to ever have a chance. And if they are lifted I think they would sell like Snow Cones at the State Fair.

SnowCone.Pro :sold:


8^X

 

[mjnels]

.Pro has one problem, one huge problem. Restrictions. I wonder who the genius is that first proffered that idea. IMO they're going to have to be removed if .Pro is to ever have a chance. And if they are lifted I think they would sell like Snow Cones at the State Fair.

restrictions are probably why this TLD got approved in the first place.. it seems unlikely they would have got it pushed through without them. when .pro is put up against the list of new gTLD's it looks and sounds pretty good. i find it funny how many of the old domainers say the TLD .web would be a hit. pfffff.. "the web" is said about as much as "the net" these days..

 

[Jawed]

restrictions are probably why this TLD got approved in the first place.. it seems unlikely they would have got it pushed through without them. when .pro is put up against the list of new gTLD's it looks and sounds pretty good..

Well, this could be the right time that the .pro registry re-negotiates the terms with ICANN.

The downside is .pro would be in direct competition with .com. With the exception of ccTLDs or a few more TLDs which have got their niche markets, we know the fate of the extensions which come in direct competition with .com.

Personally I’d like to see .pro with restrictions, i.e. available only for professionals, not even domainers; there must not be any reseller market for .pro. This is the only way further forward for .pro. :imho:

 

[maksimfa]

Well, this could be the right time that the .pro registry re-negotiates the terms with ICANN.

The downside is .pro would be in direct competition with .com. With the exception of ccTLDs or a few more TLDs which have got their niche markets, we know the fate of the extensions which come in direct competition with .com.

Personally I’d like to see .pro with restrictions, i.e. available only for professionals, not even domainers; there must not be any reseller market for .pro. This is the only way further forward for .pro. :imho:

+1

We need more .pro developed by end users..... not parjed by domainers asking sky high prices.

Someone needs to start that. More developed names means higher prices long term.

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[mjnels]

+1

We need more .pro developed by end users..... not parjed by domainers asking sky high prices.

Someone needs to start that. More developed names means higher prices long term.

huh?

if we're keeping domainers out why in the world would you eventually want prices to be high? these are two completely different angles that somehow domainers string together often using some kind of hybrid domain person logic. (aka pretend logic)

yes yes.. lets keep the "domainers" out so more real end users develop the TLD so when there is critical mass we can go back in time and acquire valuable generic domains in that certain TLD - because if we were to do this while the ecosystem is developing, that would damage it.. about right?

 

[webdomain]

I'm doing my share with pinless.pro and conferencecall.pro under active development not to mention filmmaker.pro already live.

 

[webdomain]

page.pro for 1K as reported on dnjounal.

 

[maksimfa]

huh?

if we're keeping domainers out why in the world would you eventually want prices to be high? these are two completely different angles that somehow domainers string together often using some kind of hybrid domain person logic. (aka pretend logic)

yes yes.. lets keep the "domainers" out so more real end users develop the TLD so when there is critical mass we can go back in time and acquire valuable generic domains in that certain TLD - because if we were to do this while the ecosystem is developing, that would damage it.. about right?

Ok, now that I am on a computer.... :hehe:

Here is my issue... the .Pro is kind of in a catch 22.

On one hand... we all want better prices in the end of the day.... however we already have high prices on alot of domains... even though most, the vast majority .pro you go to are all parked and not developed.

There are a few .pro I would love to buy as the end user, however the folks are asking ludicrous prices.... at the same time... they are just sitting on them.

Personally I would be all for having new registrations have to be developed within 6 months or else it drops.

When .com's were around, domaining was not even around, and folks actually bought their domains to develop.

.Pro..... I venture to guess less than 5% are owned by the end user and developed, and the rest are just parked and owned by domainers looking for someone to offload it to.

Domainers do absolutely nothing to bringing in end users to the domain, and do absolutely nothing for public awareness of .pro extention. The people who do are retail end users.

 

[terol]

There are a lot of developed .pro domains:

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:.pro

Also, there are thousands available ones, even single killer keywords for every language and niche.

Obviously, if you want to acquire a premium .pro, you should pay the market value.

http://www.domaintools.com/buy/sales-history/?q=.pro

I have sold several ones at X,XXX USD range and I am receiving new offers almost everyday.

Where is the problem? :gl:

 

[maksimfa]

and how many ads have you seen for .pro domains that were developed? almost none to ever.

terol, so how many .pro's do you own? and how many sold to the final end user that are now developed?

Better yet, mind sharing any .pro's that you have sold that were developed?

 

[cdboard]

fyi

http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-...brands-to-webhost-pro-adds-plans-and-features

 

[mjnels]

Ok, now that I am on a computer.... :hehe:

Here is my issue... the .Pro is kind of in a catch 22.

On one hand... we all want better prices in the end of the day.... however we already have high prices on alot of domains... even though most, the vast majority .pro you go to are all parked and not developed.

There are a few .pro I would love to buy as the end user, however the folks are asking ludicrous prices.... at the same time... they are just sitting on them.

Personally I would be all for having new registrations have to be developed within 6 months or else it drops.

When .com's were around, domaining was not even around, and folks actually bought their domains to develop.

.Pro..... I venture to guess less than 5% are owned by the end user and developed, and the rest are just parked and owned by domainers looking for someone to offload it to.

Domainers do absolutely nothing to bringing in end users to the domain, and do absolutely nothing for public awareness of .pro extention. The people who do are retail end users.

this isnt unique to .PRO - this is every TLD's problem except the originals.

but you wont find me "developing" some half thought out crap mini site just to be adding to the "greater good" though.. that never works and is not meaningful development.. its feel good domainer development and hopefully it died around 2010.

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There are a lot of developed .pro domains:

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:.pro

Also, there are thousands available ones, even single killer keywords for every language and niche.

Obviously, if you want to acquire a premium .pro, you should pay the market value.

http://www.domaintools.com/buy/sales-history/?q=.pro

I have sold several ones at X,XXX USD range and I am receiving new offers almost everyday.

Where is the problem? :gl:

hi, the google method you've used is not even close to an accurate way to measure developed sites.

i know you really mean "market price" because most decent .PRO domains would sell for a song and dance if they were put up for market value (aka an auction)... the market value of .PRO domains as a whole is very low.

 

[Kate]

There are a lot of developed .pro domains:

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:.pro

...

Where is the problem? :gl:

Same point could be made about any TLD.
There are no major, mainstream websites in .pro.
Therefore awareness is inexistent and demand is low.

In fact, even the most successful of new TLDs are still struggling after a decade... and .pro cannot be depicted as a success story.

 

[ioana_bv]

It was nice reading and I think I liked/thanked all the posts I agreed.
With all the effort made so far by promting .pro, it is still an unknown gTLD.

I have a question. Is it possible to have privacy whois for .pro domains?