1. Define the geography before you read a number
A local dashboard is only as clear as its geographic labels. Siler City is a town in Chatham County, North Carolina. That does not make every Chatham County inquiry a Siler City inquiry, and it does not establish that a searcher, caller or matter came from a particular place. During evaluation, ask how the dashboard distinguishes a Siler City target from a county target or a wider North Carolina target. Review whether the labels describe the keyword, page, caller, form or matter—and whether those are being treated as the same thing. The public ROI Dashboard page describes city data, keyword tracking and source attribution, but your consultation should determine how those concepts would be defined for your firm.
Recommended approach
Create a written geography dictionary before comparing results. At minimum, separate Siler City, Chatham County and any wider service area. Require each report or view to identify which geographic object it represents, and reject conclusions that use the town’s population as a proxy for legal demand.
