Duane Forrester is a Senior Program Manager with Microsoft, running their internal SEO program for MSN. He's also the founding co-chair of SEMPO's In-House SEM Committee, was formerly on the Board of Directors for SEMPO and is the author of two books: How To Make Money With Your Blog & Turn Clicks Into Customers.

In a past life, Duane used to work for Caesar's Palace casinos in Canada, running marketing-promotions and onsite promotions. Along the way, he learned PR, direct marketing, event planning and more than a little bit about gambling.

He also continues to run his own niche-focused websites and dearly enjoys cashing that cheque from Google every month. :)