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.

 

[JoeBiz]

Total .pro domains registered increased by 0.3% in January 2013 to 157,409. PDR is the newest .pro registrar to have over 10,000 .pros, reaching 16,496 after 4 months. Average daily WHOIS checks exceeded 100,000 in January 2013 for the first time, up 195.2% in the last 12 months to 101,800. Good to see 3 .pros in the DNJournal non .com Top 100 sales of 2013. I recall Tennis.pro sold for $410 in March 2007 at Sedo auction so $6,500 is a 1,685% return for the seller.

Looks like the joint is jumpin' !!! Either that or more people are reporting sales. Those average daily Whois checks are amazing at 100,000+. Am I missing something here? Are these Whois checks performed by warm blooded, ten fingered bipeds or are they bots or spiders or what not?

And thanks Andrew for all of the great information. It's much appreciated !!!


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[JudgeMind]

.pro domains still strong?

Just wondering if there is still a reseller market for the .pro extension.

 

[Kate]

You mean there has ever been one ?

 

[JudgeMind]

if you look in the past threads on namepros there has been many sales in the $x,xxx range, just not for some time now.

 

[JudgeMind]

think it would be wise to secure a dot pro domain name now??

 

[Kate]

if you look in the past threads on namepros there has been many sales in the $x,xxx range, just not for some time now.

You said: reseller market. I don't see a reseller market for .pro domains now. The end user market is not thriving much either.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I don't see a reseller market for .pro domains now.

But I see: cloud.pro $7K recently.

 

[Kate]

To a reseller or end user ? :gl:
Anyway, you'll find reported sales in almost any extension but not enough to make up a 'market'. That's what I'm saying.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

To reseller!
Is it so hard to visit cloud.pro and/or to open whois???

And even personally I sold a couple of .PRO geodomains to resellers from mid $xx to mid $xxx.

 

[B&J]

Sales in .PRO are okay actually compared to the number of domain registered. The latter is of an issue between the registry and the registrars. The latters don't sell enough of .PRO, that's it.

 

[Kate]

To reseller!
Is it so hard to visit cloud.pro and/or to open whois???

It redirects to a domain sales website...
Say that we have ONE sale of .pro to a reseller. Anyone else ?

And even personally I sold a couple of .PRO geodomains to resellers from mid $xx to mid $xxx.

If mid-$$$ is the best you can do in .pro, I'll stick to .com and ccTLDs :gl:

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

mid $xxx resell-sales (to other domainers) are OK for me.
And you may even leave this thread forever with your demagogy!

 

[ioana_bv]

It redirects to a domain sales website...
Say that we have ONE sale of .pro to a reseller. Anyone else ?

If mid-$$$ is the best you can do in .pro, I'll stick to .com and ccTLDs :gl:

Don't ruin people's dreams :lol:

 

[Jawed]

And you may even leave this thread forever with your demagogy!

That’s the best you can come up with!! :lol:

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

So called VIP-theorists,

Just filter ALL .PRO domains @sedo (~16K at now).
Then sort them by bids.

 

[beltelmer]

.............

 

[ioana_bv]

So called VIP-theorists,

Just filter ALL .PRO domains @sedo (~16K at now).
Then sort them by bids.

Sure,

.pro

stars.pro - make offer - 58 bids
golf.pro - 7k Eur - 48 bids
jobs.pro - $3k - 36 bids
casino.pro - $5k - 36 bids

.cc

1.cc - Make Offer - 69 bids
cats.cc - Make Offer - 39 bids
sexshop.cc - 3,999 EUR - 33 bids

.mobi

sex24.mobi - 1,000 EUR - 60 bids
bau.mobi - Make Offer - 43 bids
ibiza.mobi - Make Offer - 39 bids
realty.mobi - Make Offer - 30 bids

Should I try .tel?

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Should I try .tel?

Try .tel and leave this .PRO-thread…

 

[JoeBiz]

Don't ruin people's dreams :lol:

Well I must be dreaming because most of my sales have been to end users. And don't ask me for a list. I'm not going to spend time in the archives.



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[vadts]

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