1. Start with the geography your firm actually evaluates
A dashboard can become misleading when a firm treats every local signal as interchangeable. Merrimack is a town in Hillsborough County; the town, the county and New Hampshire are different geographic scopes. Bosseo’s public description says the dashboard can show keyword coverage, city data and source attribution. That makes geographic definition an important pre-purchase question: which service-and-city targets should be tracked, and which broader areas should remain separate? The Census population estimate establishes the size of the municipal geography only. It does not establish how many people seek legal help or which practice areas generate matters.
Recommended approach
Bring a written service-area map to the consultation. Separate Merrimack targets from Hillsborough County and statewide targets, then ask how each would appear in reporting. Do not combine them merely because they are nearby or relevant to the same firm.
