M. Curtis McCoy is a web developer, SEO and answer engine optimization strategist, and personal branding consultant based in Grand Junction, Colorado. He publishes News Wire Magazine and hosts Success, Motivation & Inspiration on Amazon Fire TV. The appearances below are verified, live, and linked to their original sources.

For interview requests, booking, or media assets, see the press room and media kit.

Search, SEO & AEO Coverage

Thrive Insider — The SEO Expert With a Hidden Engine Behind Every Result

Thrive Insider examines what separates search programs that hold their rankings from those that spike and collapse. The piece focuses on the infrastructure most agencies skip: a stable long-term technical partnership, server-level control, and the willingness to rebuild a site properly rather than patch it. McCoy’s work with medical clinics and high-ticket service brands is used to illustrate why enterprise-grade technical foundations matter more in AI-driven search than they did in the era of keyword density.

Hustle Weekly — The SEO Expert Who Turned SEO Into a Revenue Machine

Hustle Weekly profiles McCoy around a single position: SEO is a profit center or it is a waste of time. The article covers how he measures search work against booked revenue instead of sessions, impressions, or keyword counts, and walks through the industries where that framing has held up — health and wellness, hormone replacement therapy, log home restoration, solar, roofing, and plumbing. It is the clearest published statement of how he scopes an engagement and what he refuses to sell.

SuccessXL — The SEO Expert Your Top Competitors Will Crush Your Business With

SuccessXL frames search as a competitive position rather than a marketing line item: in most local and regional service markets, one operator ends up owning the search results and everyone else splits what is left. The piece looks at how McCoy approaches high-ticket categories where a single closed client can justify an entire year of search investment, and why compliance-aware verticals like hormone replacement therapy require a different technical and editorial approach than general service businesses.

Business Life — Turns Search Traffic Into Million-Dollar Revenue Jumps

Business Life covers the mechanics of translating organic visibility into revenue: which pages actually produce qualified enquiries, how conversion architecture is built into a site rather than bolted on afterward, and why traffic growth without a corresponding change in booked work usually signals the wrong keywords were targeted. The article positions search, media, and systems as one engine rather than three separate services.

Talks.co — Media Strategy, SEO & Branding

McCoy’s verified speaker profile, listing the topics he takes on the record: media strategy, search visibility, answer engine optimization, and personal branding for established business owners. The profile documents sixteen or more show appearances, notes HD audio and video capability for remote bookings, and confirms he does not charge for podcast interviews.

Podcast & Interview Appearances

Toxic Person Proof — Episode 293: Success Leaves Clues

Host Sarah K. Ramsey, author of Toxic Person Proof, talks with McCoy about the observable patterns behind people who sustain success rather than reach it once. The conversation covers how he studied and interviewed high performers for his own books, what repeated across those interviews regardless of industry, and how pattern recognition applies to business decisions as much as personal ones.

Insurance Claim HQ — Mastering Your Personal Brand, Episode 99

Attorney Galen Hair hosts McCoy for a working session on brand building for professional services firms. They cover the difference between earned and paid media and when each is worth the spend, the role of storytelling in establishing credibility with skeptical buyers, and why consistent daily content compounds into perceived expertise faster than occasional large campaigns. One of the most directly applicable interviews for owners of established firms.

Daniel Gomez Inspires — How To Stop Identifying With Your Past

An interview on identity and reinvention with award-winning speaker Daniel Gomez. McCoy discusses separating who you were from who you are building, why founders often stay anchored to an earlier version of their business, and the specific decisions that moved him from one chapter to the next. Includes timestamped highlights and his book recommendations.

Gary Gillan — The Best You Interview Series, Interview #31

A long-form conversation covering McCoy’s path through publishing and broadcast: founding News Wire Magazine, building the Success, Motivation & Inspiration show for Amazon Fire TV, and how owning distribution changes the economics of a professional services business.

Press & Business Publications

NY Weekly — Personal Branding on a Budget

A practical guide for entrepreneurs building a brand without an agency retainer. Covers choosing platforms rather than attempting all of them, the website fundamentals that carry the most weight, when paid media is worth it against earned coverage, and how to handle reputation management before a problem appears rather than after.

Vents Magazine — Taking Time to Enjoy Life

A candid interview on workload and priorities. McCoy describes years spent working 80 to 112 hours per week across a pharmaceutical company, a medical clinic, and retail operations, and the deliberate decision to restructure around a life he actually wanted. Useful context on why he builds systems that run without him rather than businesses that require him.

News Wire Magazine — Conducting Interviews For His Next Book

Coverage of the interview process behind his books, including how contributors are selected and what he looks for in a story worth publishing.

Profiles & Reference Listings

Booking an Interview

M. Curtis McCoy takes interview requests on answer engine optimization, search visibility, personal branding, and building businesses that get recommended by AI. He does not charge for podcast appearances. Approved bios, headshots, and story angles are in the media kit; to book, use the contact page.