The (Professional) .pro domain is a restricted domain name and so far has not been a popular domain since its creation in 2002. Its main intention was to be used by professionals in Law, Medicine or accountancy which would manifesting themselves as a second level domain, .law.pro, .med.pro and .cpa.pro.
When a .pro domain was previously registered the applicant had to register a third level domain first before they could have a second level .pro domain. They then had to supply verification of their credentials which were put through rigorous checks, as well as pay the domain cost of $225 for a second level domain (yourname.pro,) and $100 a year for a third level domain (yourname.med.pro,) as well as a verification fee of $100.
As from the 8th of September you will now be able to register just a second level .pro domain for 70% less, that’s less than $20 for the first year. If you register for longer than a year you can get each following year for 30% less. The offer stands until 1st January 2010.
So now under the new relaxed rules any person or business recognised by a licensing body or government agency can now register a second level .pro domain and have 44 days to supply information to confirm their professional eligibility.
Sep 09
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