1. Define the geography before you read the numbers
A law firm may serve Fort Smith, Sebastian County or a broader Arkansas market. Those are not interchangeable reporting areas. Bosseo’s public ROI Dashboard page says its ranking view can track service-and-city targets and that its reporting can show which cities produce calls. That makes geographic definitions a practical buying issue. Before you approve a dashboard, decide whether “Fort Smith” means the city itself, the county relationship, or a wider service area. The Census record identifies Fort Smith city as a municipality in Sebastian County; it does not establish where prospective clients search, call or retain counsel.
Recommended approach
Ask to see how location is represented in ranking, lead and matter reports. Require separate labels for Fort Smith city, Sebastian County and any other area your firm intentionally serves. Do not combine them into one total unless the report makes the combination explicit. A useful acceptance question is: “Can a partner tell which records belong to the Fort Smith target and which belong to another geography?”
