1. Define the geographic question before reading the totals
Graham CDP is recorded in Pierce County, Washington. A dashboard can become misleading if a firm treats Graham, the county, a metropolitan area and Washington as interchangeable. They are not the same reporting scope. The population estimate for Graham is useful for describing the place, but it does not establish how many people seek legal help, which practice areas are active or how many calls marketing will produce. For a Graham firm, the first decision is whether a keyword, call or lead should be attributed to Graham, Pierce County, a wider Washington service area or another expressly defined geography.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show the geographic labels attached to ranking targets, pages, calls and lead records. Put the intended Graham and Pierce County scope in writing. If the firm serves clients beyond those boundaries, decide whether those areas belong in the same view or in separate comparisons. Do not approve a dashboard merely because it contains a Graham label; approve the definition behind each label.
