What are the pros and cons of changing my domain from .com to .us in Google webmaster tools?

[Quru]

Hi,

I'm migrating my site from a .com domain to local country domains. I'm wondering what to consider if i chose to move the .com to .us domain. What should I consider before deciding?

BR

[jesse-landry]

as long as you're redirecting, there really isn't anything to consider.

Personally I find myself wondering "why?" Especially the .us domain... Doesn't really make sense to me but I'm sure you have your reasons.

[TakeshiYoung]

If you're trying to optimized your site for the US, .us isn't going to provide you with any added benefits. Just stick with .com.

[Quru]

Hi Jesse and Takeshi,

Thank you for the responses.

I found another thread covering this topic in seomoz. In case you guys haven't seen it, here's the link.

http://www.seomoz.org/q/us-vs-com