.re or .com domain

[yojimbo23]

I am thinking about changing the name of my site. The new name is available with .re domain (that spells the name) or a .com. I have registered the .re and the .com is parked and for sale so my question has 2 parts.

Is it worth buying the .com or do I really not need it? How much does it matter in terms of losing traffic and other factors?

If I do buy it which should I use as the primary domain?

Thanks!

[dotfly]

Officially it is said that the CC of a TLD makes no difference for the ranking if you do your SEO homework right...

I would agree with that in general BUT inofficially the CC of your domain matters in your case - .re is not comparable to  a .com domain! Take a look at the serach results: there are only a very few examples that a .re is ranking on high position outside it`s dedicated country.

If a CCtld spells the name of your project it has no real influence or relevanve for the googlebot... it`s just a nice thing for yourself, marketing and maybe the visitors of your site.

You dont need to buy the .com domain but if you can do so, I would always prefer this solution. This is always a question of money and if its worth it for you.

My opinion is based on long-term experiences.

If you rename your project it`s easy to transfer linkjuice, authority etc. by using a 301 redirection...