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Introduced in 2004, .pro domain ownership was limited to professionals in accounting, engineering, law and medicine based in Canada, Germany, UK and the US. It was an elite club for a mere few.
But in September 2008, RegistryPro relaxed the domain extension’s stringent certification requirements, and the .pro’s lofty price tag of hundreds of dollars dropped to just under $50. Now you can snag the remaining gems for under $30.
As a result of the changes, .pro domain registrations increased roughly 1,000% compared to January of last year. Given the .pro domains’ credibility, as well as branding and search engine marketing appeal, .pro domain registrations will likely maintain rapid growth, dwarfing growth rates of other domain extensions.
You can purchase .pro domains at select domain/hosting companies, including Domain People and Network Solutions. If you’re looking for after market .pro treasures—which sell for upwards of $35,000—you can find investments and opportunities at reputable domain resellers, such as sedo and afternic.
Whether you’re into fashion, finance or medicine, chances are you can benefit by securing a .pro domain or two before they’re all gone.
By Rick Sloboda
Senior Web Copywriter,
Webcopyplus Professional Web Writing Services
Posted January 29th, 2009 by ruzik_tuzik
