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.

 

[akcampbell]

Buffalo.pro is still available if you are looking for a US City .pro replacement.

 

[cdboard]

Buffalo.pro is still available if you are looking for a US City .pro replacement.

that's a good one. a rancher might want it, too.



btw, what do y'all think state .PRO domains are worth now?

 

[MasterGuru]

Hi!

Just picked up demand.pro and theory.pro
Theory.Pro is interesting domain for educational portal:
economic.theory.pro
business.theory.pro
marketing.theory.pro
english.theory.pro
math.theory.pro
and etc...

What do you think about it?

Thanks.

HomeTheater.pro

Congratulations with homework You were 1 minute faster
Sometimes we are having domain competitions
And btw, in how many days domainpeople.com makes refund?(because $19.95 for domain homework.pro was blocked from my card)

 

[Terrains]

yeah domainpeople makes refunds but it takes a few days, it took them 4-5 business days to refund me for a couple of 3 letters i tried to register. i saw homework also, but was in class and couldn't get to a computer fast enough, congrats.

 

[InvisionTech]

Buffalo.pro is still available if you are looking for a US City .pro replacement.

Thanks, a lot of US cities are still available. I will hold off and see what happens with Omaha.pro but I think I lost it even though I registered it 12 hours before anybody else did.

 

[Terrains]

do you guys really feel that GEO.pro are worth registering and holding on to? i guess they can be used for local classifieds?

 

[MasterGuru]

do you guys really feel that GEO.pro are worth registering and holding on to? i guess they can be used for local classifieds?

I head another information - many GEO names, especially local cities names are subject to dispute if authorities wants this name. I head that many domains in .CA (Canada) are going that way.....

 

[InvisionTech]

I think GEOs have a lot of potential as they can be used for:

1. Real Estate Listings
2. Professional services for that area
3. Businesses may want to own a name that represents their local market
4. Travel Sites

If they had no value, you would see a lot of countries and state names still available.

 

[Terrains]

good points IT, can anyone shed some light on MG's information? how is it possible that local authorities can do that, maybe it's just canadian law?

 

[akcampbell]

Here's the latest email I had from DomainPeople even thought I submitted AV information via the RegistryPro link for every .pro listed...

"Our records indicate that you ordered the following domains:

maxi.pro
projectors.pro
quotation.pro
incorporation.pro
apollo.pro
bravo.pro
indigo.pro
jumbo.pro
mango.pro
pronto.pro

However, we can see that you have not yet submitted you AV information to the Registry. This must be completed or the Registry will delete your domains without refund.

The Registry sends a request for each individual domain. However, in an effort to simplify this process for you, DomainPeople can generate a single link which you can use to submit your details for all of these domains at one time or group the domains appropriately.

Please note that all domains in a specified group will be using the same AV info. So if you wish to use the same professional data for all of the domains above, we can create one single link for you. If you need to submit different professional data for certain groupings of domains, please specify the groups for us and we can create a link for each group.

You must respond to this e-mail by Monday, October 20 in order for us to have sufficient time to create the link(s) for you."

...DomainPeople are a nightmare. This is the second reply NOW or we cancel your .pro domains without a refund email.

I noticed a new record for .pro. There are TWO .pros at Sedo auction at the moment. Both with $1,500 initial bids, Spanish words for pets and classifieds.

 

[Terrains]

Yes, I received that e-mail also. I replied stating that I verified all my information and could provide government license again if necessary. I got an e-mail back within the hour with an apology letter stating that I was indeed verified and they made a mistake.

Also, glad to see that .PRO is doing well on sedo. =]

 

[InvisionTech]

Here's the latest email I had from DomainPeople even thought I submitted AV information via the RegistryPro link for every .pro listed...

"Our records indicate that you ordered the following domains:

maxi.pro
projectors.pro
quotation.pro
incorporation.pro
apollo.pro
bravo.pro
indigo.pro
jumbo.pro
mango.pro
pronto.pro

However, we can see that you have not yet submitted you AV information to the Registry. This must be completed or the Registry will delete your domains without refund.

The Registry sends a request for each individual domain. However, in an effort to simplify this process for you, DomainPeople can generate a single link which you can use to submit your details for all of these domains at one time or group the domains appropriately.

Please note that all domains in a specified group will be using the same AV info. So if you wish to use the same professional data for all of the domains above, we can create one single link for you. If you need to submit different professional data for certain groupings of domains, please specify the groups for us and we can create a link for each group.

You must respond to this e-mail by Monday, October 20 in order for us to have sufficient time to create the link(s) for you."

...DomainPeople are a nightmare. This is the second reply NOW or we cancel your .pro domains without a refund email.

I noticed a new record for .pro. There are TWO .pros at Sedo auction at the moment. Both with $1,500 initial bids, Spanish words for pets and classifieds.

Well, I still did not receive any emails regarding names that I registered at hostway over a week ago... however, names show whois info, so this maybe a registry wide issue???

 

[MasterGuru]

Here's the latest email I had from DomainPeople even thought I submitted AV information via the RegistryPro link for every .pro listed......DomainPeople are a nightmare. This is the second reply NOW or we cancel your .pro domains without a refund email.

To be on a safe side it's better to make sure that was a mistake from domainpeople.
And in my opinion - hostway.com is more than a nightmare

I noticed a new record for .pro. There are TWO .pros at Sedo auction at the moment. Both with $1,500 initial bids, Spanish words for pets and classifieds.

What names?

 

[Terrains]

anuncios.pro
mascotas.pro

edit: nice new additions MG i like creditor.pro

 

[WordWalker]

New .Pro Regs

voicemail.pro
multiplayer.pro
discounttravel.pro
dirtbike.pro
horror.pro
homework.pro

 

[akcampbell]

I like Horror.pro, great name for a horror film review or murder mystery weekend site. I was going to register that in 2007.

 

[forceoflight]

voicemail.pro
multiplayer.pro
discounttravel.pro
dirtbike.pro
horror.pro
homework.pro

Ii was also looking for homework.pro and multiplayer.pro.

Anyway, finally my console.pro domain's whois data is updated and I dare to declare to be the proud owner of that

I started to register dotPros via Encirca, because DomainPeople and HostWay are too unsafe. Some why DomainPeople orders doesn't work. I don't get any confirmations emails from DomainPeople even how many times I try to order some domains. Additionally I have realized that you can't register via DomainPeople, because whois data gives timeout, when it tries to resolve if domain is free. Additionally I need to wait 3-5 days before some of my domains whois data was updated. Additionally bulk orders doesn't work. Because of DomainPeople's problems I lost one one very good domain :\

Does anyone knows coupon code to Encirca? I found some coupon codes, but those doesn't work anymore?

 

[siga]

Contracts.Pro

Theres some nice pros here
I recently picked up Contracts.Pro Does anyone have any thoughts on it?
I'm aware the singluar is gone

Is everyone planning on keeping there pros for a few years or looking for a quickish flip? I'd be keen to get some more but put of by the renewal fees after the first years

And can anyone confirm whether a Honours degree is sufficent for Credentials.

 

[MasterGuru]

Theres some nice pros here
I recently picked up Contracts.Pro Does anyone have any thoughts on it?

Good domain. Congratulations! Of course it's not a singular, but this is a good domain too.

Also picked-up:
meal.pro
mill.pro
signal.pro

What do you think?

 

[akcampbell]

It would be good if they did, but I don't think a degrees count. That's an academic qualification as opposed to a professional qualification. A medical coctor has a degree in medicine but it's their medical license that allows them to practice. The key is can you lose whatever license you are submitting for the AV check. You can't lose your degree but you can lose your medical license. There is some kind of ongoing scrutiny of your professional behaviour. Hopefully, at some point RegistryPro will remove these ridiculous and unworkable restrictions and focus solely on professional use. I think they will do that in 2009 or 2010. It would be foolish to site back while ICANN give gTLD's licenses to other registries and not demand a level playing field.

The problems with Hostway and DomainPeople's .pro registration process is shocking considering Hostway Inc owns DomainPeople and RegistryPro. You would think if anybody could roll out a smooth relaunch it's going to be Hostway's own registrars. You'd think if you run a registry and registrar the main thing you'd want to get right 100% of the time is that when people click Buy, it actually registers the domains.