1. Set the geographic boundary before choosing stories
Greer’s official geographic relationship matters because the city is recorded across Greenville County and Spartanburg County. A firm serving Greer should decide whether its Legal News scope is limited to Greer, covers both listed counties, or addresses broader South Carolina developments that affect local clients. Those are different editorial choices. A state legal change may be relevant to a Greer practice even when the event did not occur in Greer; a county incident may require a more specific local response. Population should not decide that question. The Census estimate describes the municipality, not legal-news demand or the number of prospective clients. [census-place]
Recommended approach
Bring your service area and practice-area boundaries to the consultation. Ask how story relevance would be evaluated for Greer, Greenville County, Spartanburg County and South Carolina, and decide which geographic references are appropriate for each type of page.
