1. Set the geographic boundary before choosing stories
That relationship matters because a Spring Lake firm may serve people in the town, elsewhere in Cumberland County, across North Carolina, or in another scope chosen by the firm. Those are not interchangeable audiences. A page about a statewide law change may be relevant to a North Carolina practice without being a Spring Lake page. A story involving a nearby road or agency may need a different treatment from a statewide development. Bosseo’s public product description says its system matches stories to a firm’s practice areas and state, while the firm controls what is published.
Recommended approach
Write down the geographic scope the firm actually wants to serve: Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or a combination. Ask Bosseo how that scope is represented in story selection, page language, calls to action, and reporting. Do not use the 11,573 population estimate as a forecast of inquiries or as a reason to publish unrelated local news.
