
Owner
Greater Chicago Area

Owner
Greater Chicago Area
Disa Johnson is a well-known, award winning search marketing industry leader. Danny Sullivan recognizes Disa as "first gen SEO," or Disa as among the "first generation" of search marketing consultants. Disa Johnson speaks about search, Disa writes about search and Disa owns and operates SearchReturn LLC.
Disa also writes for AirDisa.com and her multimedia venture for expanding operations into radio and other media. Disa uses the handle AirDisa at sites such as Twitter, Google and MySpace among other social media sites.
Disa Johnson has traditionally offered consulting with 'White Hat' search marketing. You can also ask Disa about what is considered unsavory practices in search marketing and her advice may persuade you to avoid Black Hat advice. Disa's experience and historical perspective gives her a positive competitive advantage.
Engage Disa directly for speaking at your event, consultation, including litigation support services as your expert witness. Disa's focus in this regard is on technology, as it pertains to Web search engines. Disa authoritatively identifies or characterizes practices by others in the marketplace for court proceedings.
Disa speaks, moderates or runs panels on search topics, and has had the opportunity to chair her own Search Engine Strategies event in Copenhagen, Denmark 2001 with Mikkel Svendsen. Disa networks world-wide with colleagues and agencies that utilize SearchReturn LLC for implementing world class services with all manner of clients.
Search Engine Marketing and Optimization, Expert Witness (Litigation Support), Search Marketing Services, Consulting, Web Marketing Strategy and Leadership, Public Speaking, Search Industry Pundit, Journalism
(Internet industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Owner and operator of SearchReturn LLC, Disa Johnson oversees the website, its email list, services and applications for Search Engine Marketing and Optimization. Engage Disa as your Keynote Speaker, Moderator, Panelist, for Link Building Strategy, Advanced SEO, Reputation Management and Litigation Support. SearchReturn offers Search Engine Marketing and Optimization projects, including assembling 'surgical strike' teams for deployment of strategies. Disa's tactics are 'best of breed' so-called 'White Hat' SEO. Disa is a 'Queen of White Hat SEO' and engages projects accordingly. Contact Disa today!
(Internet industry)
December 2004 — August 2007 (2 years 9 months)
Disa was brought in to develop and run the Search Services department now run by Todd Friesen (Oilman). Disa also participated and initiated R&D for developing new exciting applications for the search company in effect today.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)
Disa was brought in to advise (regarding search engine guidelines) the development of, and advocate for, Your Amigo Search Service products (most notably the search engine indexing product called SpiderLinker). This was a six-month engagement.
(Internet industry)
March 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 6 months)
As the Technologist, Disa Johnson ran the company with owner Heather Lloyd Martin, contributing mainly to the technological advancement of SuccessWorks.
(Internet industry)
March 2001 — March 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Disa Johnson was brought in to help facilitate the successful launch of the original Paid Inclusion service with Inktomi (Yahoo!) directly after launch in 2000.
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1999 — March 2001 (2 years 3 months)
Disa Johnson ran the Search Marketing department at Outrider, after the MMG acquisition.
(Internet industry)
September 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 5 months)
Disa Johnson ran the Search Marketing department at MMG, and operated the I-Search Digest after Marshall Simmonds left for About Inc. and The New York Times.
(DMA) Search Marketing Council Award for Significant Contribution