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.

 

[Bonsu]

My current 2018 .PRO results:
5 sales (~$730 per domain on average).
2 of 5 - Non-English.
3 of 5 - 4L domains.

+ sold a few domains to another domainer... ~$200 each.

I keep wondering how you do it

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I do nothing special...
Good domains (1 word only & perspective 4L) + Bodis/ParkingCrew + Negotiations.
That's all I do.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

And I still without sales to US buyers in 2018...
For unknown reason...
2017 was absolutely another... a few US inquiries monthly.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Those 2018 endusers = Russia (2, both Non-Moscow), Ukraine, Qazaqstan, Israel.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

And I still without sales to US buyers in 2018...
For unknown reason...
2017 was absolutely another... a few US inquiries monthly.

Probably, because ZERO .PROmotion by GoDaddy and Name.com this year.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

This week somebody from Switzerland was ready to buy my SPEND for high $XXX - I rejected this offer.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Don't forget that ~$1 increase on Sep'1 for Renewal/Transfer.
So renew/transfer them now...

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Sedo reported $5K sale of Gambling.PRO (2006-2020).
Russian buyer.

 

[Premiums]

name.com does not support privacy for .pro domains?

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

name.com does not support privacy for .pro domains?

Yes.
Reg .PRO at NameCheap for $2.06 (FREE Privacy).

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

$0.99
name.com
I guess, this price will be active this week only or maximum until Jul'31.

 

[-EM-]

$0.99
name.com
I guess, this price will be active this week only or maximum until Jul'31.

Yey, cheap domains

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I do nothing special...
Good domains (1 word only & perspective 4L) + Bodis/ParkingCrew + Negotiations.
That's all I do.

And volume also matters...
If you own just 10-20 domains - your chances are ~0.

 

[MasterGuru]

Gues, do you know what is the wholesale price of Afilias Registry for Registrars for .PRO domains (transfers/renewals)?

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

~$9 or even $9.XX
And ~$1 increase will be on Sep'1.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/
Badness Index as of today (less is better):
.one 0.13
.PRO 0.17
.org 0.28
.com 0.62
.net 1.04
.life 1.71
.info 1.84
.biz 4.61
.top 4.99

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Sedo reported $5K sale of Gambling.PRO (2006-2020).
Russian buyer.

I don't understand such "sellers"....
Looks like a gift if no any serious reason.

p.s. Seller from Taiwan.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

July: ~278.5K >>> ~269.3K

 

[Furquan]

some of my name hand registered.

Counterfeit

Roasted

Cannabinoid (Weed Related Thing)

.pro

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

~840 domains my .PROfolio as of today...

 

[CJ6]

Wow. I have 3. I may drop 1 or 2. Not sure.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Were times when I had ~2K...

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Some RU-guy owns up to 4K .PROs... or even more...

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I have 3. I may drop 1 or 2. Not sure.

I'm sure that if they are good 1 word domains - they will be caught instantly and traditionally.

 

[CJ6]

I'm sure that if they are good 1 word domains - they will be caught instantly and traditionally.

My wife's name and possibly ExtendedReality. Not sure yet.