SEO for Kosovo businesses, and the AI answers your customers read.
Troiana is a Prishtina studio that helps Kosovo businesses get found: on Google, in Google Maps, and in the answers ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews give. We fix what stops search engines understanding your site, build Albanian and English pages around what customers actually search for, and measure enquiries, not just rankings. Work is scoped and priced in writing after a first call.
For many searches in Kosovo the competition is thin: plenty of businesses have no site, a site search engines can’t read properly, or one that exists only in English. A technically clean site, an accurate Google Business Profile and a page that answers the question in the language the customer used is often enough to move from invisible to chosen. The same foundation is what AI assistants read when they recommend a business.
What our search work has actually changed.
Real sites, including our own, with what was wrong and what the work changed.
Troiana
Our own site: 1,349 URLs to 403
- The problem
- Templated guide pages had 18 of 25 sentences identical between siblings, the pattern Google treats as scaled content.
- What we did
- We audited troiana.net the way we audit clients’ and consolidated them into one guide per platform: duplication fell from 72% to 28% and the median page doubled in length.
403URLs, down from 1,349
What is scaled content abuse?
Rent a Car Mars
A fleet search can read
- The problem
- A Prishtinë car rental competing for “makina me qira Prishtinë”.
- What we did
- The fleet pages are server-rendered, so every car is in the HTML before any JavaScript runs and search engines can index the whole fleet.
100Lighthouse SEO score on the live homepage
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Catering Prishtina
96.2% lighter images
- The problem
- An airport caterer’s site, where speed is rewarded by Core Web Vitals and by visitors on mobile data alike.
- What we did
- The site shipped with its image payload cut by 96.2% and zero console errors in QA.
96.2%lighter images
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Print House
Two languages, one structure
- The problem
- Customers search in Albanian and in English, and each should land on a page written for them.
- What we did
- A bilingual print and branding site where each language has its own pages.
2languages, each with its own pages
Read the case studyWhat the work covers.
Six parts of search work. Where a real project shows one, its screen is here.
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Technical audit and fixes
Crawling, indexation, redirects, canonicals, speed and structured data — found, prioritised and fixed, not just listed. Technical SEO for modern websites
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Local search
Google Business Profile, consistent name, address and contact details across directories, and location pages that match how people in Kosovo search. How to do local SEO
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Albanian and English content
Keyword and question research in both languages, then pages that answer those questions directly, with the right language signals for each version. International SEO
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AI search visibility
Clear entity facts, structured data and citable answers, so assistants like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews describe and recommend your business accurately. Generative engine optimization
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Migrations without traffic loss
Redesigns and domain changes planned URL by URL, with redirects and checks so rankings you already earned carry over. Website migration checklist
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Measurement you can read
Search Console and analytics set up properly, then a plain report on queries, pages and enquiries — what moved, and what we do next.
How it runs
Technical problems first: they limit everything else. Then pages people actually search for, and a report on enquiries, not just rankings.
From audit to report
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Audit
We crawl the site, read your Search Console data and map what your customers search for in Albanian and English.
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Fix
Technical problems first: they limit everything else. Then structure, internal links and speed.
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Build
Improve the pages that already exist, then add pages only where real demand has no destination yet.
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Measure
Report on queries, pages and enquiries on a fixed cadence, and keep the work pointed at what brings in business.
Design
How it looks, reads and behaves.
- 01Product designClarify the MVP, map the flows, and design every interface state.
- 02Brand identityPositioning, logo systems, type, colour, and voice, built to work together.
- 03UI/UX systemsSharper journeys, accessible states, and reusable patterns ready to ship.
- 04Design systemsTokens, components, and Figma aligned with code, documented and governed.
Development
How it’s built, runs and holds up.
Should a Kosovo business target searches in Albanian, English or both?
It depends on who buys. Local customers mostly search in Albanian; diaspora, tourists and international partners often search in English. We check what your customers actually type, then give each language its own page and URL so both can rank.
How is SEO in Kosovo different from SEO elsewhere?
The fundamentals are the same, but the competition is often thinner and much of the demand is local or in Albanian. That makes a Google Business Profile, consistent contact details, Albanian-language pages and a technically clean site unusually effective.
What is AI search optimization, and do I need it?
AI search optimization, also called GEO, makes your business easy for ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and similar assistants to understand and cite. It builds on SEO: clear pages, structured data and consistent facts about your business across the web. GEO vs SEO
How much does SEO cost?
An audit, an implementation project and ongoing work are priced separately. To quote, we need your site, the services and markets that matter, any Search Console data and who will make the changes. You get the scope and price in writing before work starts. How much does SEO cost per month?
How long until SEO shows results?
Technical fixes land quickly, but search engines need time to recrawl and reassess a site. Local and low-competition searches can move within weeks; competitive terms usually take months. We report on the leading signals so progress is visible early. How long does SEO take to work?
How we think about search.
Need a new site rather than search work on an existing one? See web design and development in Prishtina.
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