1. Set the geographic boundary before choosing stories
The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate is 16,126, with a margin of error of 28. That is context for the place, not evidence of search demand, legal need, competition, leads, cases or revenue. Those groups are not interchangeable.
Recommended approach
Write a geographic brief before implementation: Chubbuck, Bannock County, Idaho, or another clearly defined service area. Review whether each proposed story genuinely affects that audience and whether the firm wants to be associated with it. Do not expand the scope merely because a story is statewide.
