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Open to everyone

Pre-order — be first in line

from $2,800 + $2,800/yr renewal

Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.

Pre-order now

Not guaranteed. 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.

Own a registered trademark? Fast-track today

Register inside the .DOT priority window instead of waiting. Premium retail fees still apply on premium names.

I have a TMCH SMD file

from $3,000 + $2,800/yr renewal

You bring the SMD — we handle the registrar submission during the priority window.

Continue with my SMD

I don't have TMCH/SMD yet

from $5,300 + $2,800/yr renewal

Full priority package — lawyer-supported TMCH submission, SMD issuance, registrar handling.

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Frequently asked questions about shops.dot

Is .PAY a new domain option for mobile wallet teams?

.PAY is a payment-focused top-level domain operated by Amazon Registry Services. For fraud prevention, it can make the payment purpose of a URL clearer than a generic address. Check or pre-order through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/. domain.pay handles the customer path for trademark-priority registration or first-day pre-order attempts.

Can I run shops.dot entirely on a static host like GitHub Pages?

Yes. Point shops.dot at the static host using their required A/CNAME records, add shops.dot as the custom domain in the host's settings, and enable their automatic HTTPS. Static hosting is fast and cheap for shops.dot when you don't need server-side code.

What .PAY domain style is best for trust and conversion for an event ticketing business?

merchant.pay may be a useful .PAY direction if it matches your brand and payment journey, but availability is not guaranteed. Check and pre-order through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. Prefer simple labels that customers can remember and trust.

How do I know shops.dot is legitimate and not a scam suffix?

The .PAY namespace that shops.dot belongs to is an officially delegated top-level domain run by Amazon Registry Services, listed in the global DNS root. That governance makes shops.dot a legitimate address, not an invented suffix. Learn more at https://domain.pay/.

For point-of-sale payments, how do I choose between trademark fast-track and pre-order?

Yes. If you do not have a matching trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day registration attempt for broader availability: https://domain.pay/register. A pre-order is not a guarantee; the name may become unavailable, premium, reserved or blocked before submission.

Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.