Robert Liviu Vija
COO & Partner

Robert Liviu Vija

When not buried in invoices and contracts, he draws on 9+ years of SEO and web development experience to run experiments, dive into technical audits, and break websites (on purpose) to make them faster, stronger, and easier to find.

SEOweb developmenttechnical auditscontent strategy

Articles by Robert

Conceptual graphic showing performance marketing metrics beyond ROAS on dark background with purple and green accents
Education

What ROAS Doesn't Tell You About Real Performance

ROAS is the most reported metric in performance marketing. But used alone, it creates a distorted picture of reality. Here's what you should measure alongside it and how it changes budget decisions.

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Conceptual illustration of AI agents as website visitors, featuring accessibility and semantic HTML elements
Education

Your Website Has a New Type of Visitor

Google published official guidance asking developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type. Here is what that means for your website and how to prepare.

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AI Overview CTR analysis: 61% decline chart and Seer Interactive data interpretation
Education

AI Overview CTR Dropped 61%. The Data Says Otherwise

Seer Interactive analyzed 5.47 million queries and found a 61% CTR decline in AI Overviews. But behind that headline number, the data paints a very different picture.

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Graphic illustration for the article about content quality in AI Search with diagonal elements in purple and green
Education

AI Search Doesn't Reward Quality the Way You Think

Everyone says create quality content. But research shows AI Search does not reward quality the way we assume. Timing and originality matter more than perfection.

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Infographic about the role of product feeds in Google retail discovery in 2026
Education

Your Product Feed Decides How Customers Find You

Google has transformed the product feed from a PPC maintenance task into complete retail infrastructure. Merchant Center data now powers Search, YouTube, Lens, and AI Overviews. Teams treating the feed as a technical chore are losing visibility on surfaces competitors don't even know exist.

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Measuring PPC performance when AI controls the auction, an article on the difrnt. blog
Education

How to measure PPC performance when AI controls the auction

Automated bidding, AI Max, and Performance Max have radically changed what it means to measure PPC correctly. Here is a practical 4-layer framework.

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Infographic showing ChatGPT crawler surpassing Googlebot in request volume, relevant for SEO in 2026
Education

ChatGPT's Crawler Now Outpaces Googlebot. Here's What to Do.

A study of 24 million proxy requests reveals that ChatGPT's crawler is now 3.6 times more active than Googlebot. This isn't just a statistic. It's a signal that the rules of SEO are being rewritten.

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In-house PPC or agency: why the hybrid model wins, an article on the difrnt. blog
Education

In-House PPC or Agency? Why the Hybrid Model Wins

Automation makes PPC campaigns easier to launch but harder to control. A hybrid model combining your internal team with external expertise might be the best way to protect your budget and get real results.

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Graphic illustration about optimizing Google Business Profile for local SEO ranking
Education

Your Google Business Profile Is Not a Set-and-Forget Card

Google Business Profile is no longer a simple contact card. Dynamic, constantly updated profiles are becoming an increasingly important local ranking factor. Here is what that means for your business.

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Google-Agent and the agentic web: visualization of new AI protocols transforming SEO
Education

Google-Agent: SEO Enters the Era of AI Agents

Google launched Google-Agent, a user agent built for AI agents browsing the web. What the agentic web means for your site and how to prepare.

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