Are Local Service Ads the same as regular Google Ads?+
No. Bosseo describes Local Service Ads as a different format with pay-per-lead pricing, a placement above regular ads and the map, and ranking factors that include reviews, responsiveness and profile quality. That description does not establish a particular position for your firm.
Does Hadley’s population show how many leads my firm will receive?+
No. Hadley’s 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate is 5,306, with a margin of error of 21. Population is geographic context only. It does not prove legal demand, competition, search volume, leads or revenue.
Can I target Hampshire County as well as Hadley?+
The decision depends on the areas your firm legitimately serves and the matters it accepts. Bosseo describes category and geography targeting as part of LSA management. Review Hadley, Hampshire County and any wider Massachusetts coverage separately rather than treating them as one location.
What information should I bring to a Bosseo consultation?+
Bring your practice areas, accepted and declined matter types, service boundaries, intake hours, current response process and the outcomes your firm records. Accurate license and insurance information is also relevant to the Google screening discussion described by Bosseo.
How are irrelevant or junk inquiries handled?+
Bosseo’s public page says wrong numbers, solicitors, spam, out-of-area matters and wrong-practice inquiries can be flagged with Google. Ask how your firm will identify and document those categories, and do not assume every flagged inquiry will be credited without review.
How should I judge whether the program is working?+
Track more than billed lead count. Review geographic and practice fit, contact and qualification status, consultations, signed matters and flagged inquiries using records your firm can maintain. Bosseo describes lead attribution and an ROI Dashboard for connecting advertising activity with later outcomes; those tools do not guarantee a result.