1. Set the geographic boundary before reading the numbers
East Franklin is recorded as a CDP in Somerset County, New Jersey. Because a place, a county, a metropolitan area, a household and an individual are different geographic units, your dashboard review should identify exactly which locations a metric represents. A city-level keyword target is not the same thing as a Somerset County result, and neither establishes that a person is seeking legal help. Ask to see the geographic labels attached to tracked keywords, calls, forms and attribution records. Also clarify whether the dashboard can separate East Franklin activity from activity elsewhere in the firm’s service area. This matters when partners compare a local result with a countywide or statewide result.
Recommended approach
Write the geographic scope into your acceptance criteria. Require each report or dashboard view to show the relevant location and avoid treating the East Franklin population estimate as a forecast of matters or revenue.
