1. Set the geographic boundary before monitoring begins
Terrell is a municipality in Kaufman County, Texas. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate records 20,366 residents, with a margin of error of 36. That is a description of the place, not evidence of search demand, legal need, competition, leads, or revenue. Your first Legal News decision should therefore be geographic: should a page address an event in Terrell, a Kaufman County development, or a Texas-wide legal change that matters to people in Terrell? Those are different editorial assignments. A page about a statewide rule may be useful locally, while a story outside Kaufman County may be irrelevant to your intended audience even if it concerns your practice area.
Recommended approach
Write a geographic policy before approving coverage. Separate Terrell-specific stories, Kaufman County stories, and Texas-wide developments. For each category, state which practice areas qualify and what local connection the page must explain. Review the policy during the consultation rather than treating the population record as a targeting forecast.
