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

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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