Solenn Stories — Digital Detective

journal

my content, the long-form version

What I talk about on camera, written down and documented: how I build formats, behind the scenes of brand collaborations and honest lessons learned.

SEO

SEO performance tracking: which KPIs to watch and how

The difference between a metric and an SEO KPI, the indicators I actually track on client work, and why tracking 20 numbers is worse than tracking 5.

7 min · October 23, 2026

SEO

Hotel SEO: how an independent hotel can win more direct bookings

The SEO levers that really matter for an independent hotel: pages to work on, local queries, Google profile, structured data, and how to depend less on booking platforms.

7 min · October 20, 2026

SEO

On-page SEO and semantic clusters: structuring a site so it builds authority

How I structure a website into semantic clusters (one pillar page, supporting pages, precise internal linking) and the tags to get right on each page.

7 min · October 16, 2026

SEO

Technical SEO: indexing, crawling and Core Web Vitals — where to start

The technical checks I run first on any website (indexing, robots.txt, sitemap, Core Web Vitals), in the order that actually saves the most time.

7 min · October 13, 2026

SEO

What an SEO audit actually looks like

The real steps and deliverables of an SEO audit I hand over to a client — and why 72% of sites fail at least one basic technical criterion.

7 min · October 9, 2026

SEO

SEO for beginners: how you actually get found on Google

How Google finds, understands and ranks a website — explained with zero jargon, for people who know nothing about SEO.

6 min · October 6, 2026

The Craft

Why I'm launching the "The Craft" pillar on SolennStories

SolennStories isn't just true crime and vlogging — here's what I'll be documenting about digital marketing, SEO, GEO, social and UGC.

4 min · October 2, 2026

The craft

What does digital marketing actually mean? (spoiler: not just posting on Instagram)

People often ask me what I "really" do in digital marketing. Honest answer: far more than posting on social media. Here is what this job actually covers — and what we are going to explore together over the coming weeks.

7 min read · September 9, 2026

Collaborations

How a collaboration with @solennstories works

Brief, rates, usage rights, timings, deliverables: the full run-through of an influencer partnership or a UGC production.

4 min read · September 9, 2026

Behind the scenes

Creator and project manager: what wearing both hats changes

Media agency in Montreal, Parisian palace hotel, freelance work, hotel group: how that path shapes the way I create content.

5 min read · September 9, 2026

True crime

Telling a criminal case in 90 seconds without betraying it

My method for researching, structuring and telling a case in short video: this is the format that built my 28k TikTok following.

6 min read · September 9, 2026

UGC

UGC: what actually makes a brand video convert

After three years of UGC production for beauty, food and parenting brands, here is what changes the results — and what changes nothing.

7 min read · September 9, 2026

Lifestyle

Living in Montreal: looking back on two years abroad

The cold, agency work, the cost of living, the decision to move back to France: what I really take away from Montreal.

8 min read · September 9, 2026