Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.
Banyan Tree Healing Center: Will redirecting my site to a new domain name & newly built site hurt my rankings? And where might I find professional help to get it done right?
Ian Wortley: The short answer is yes it will. But the good news is that it shouldn't hurt too much if it's done properly. There is some good salient advice here: ;https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/83105?hl=en