1. Put Lake Stickney geography in the right measurement category
Lake Stickney is a CDP in Snohomish County, Washington. That geographic fact can help you define the market label used in a report, but it cannot tell you how many people search for a lawyer, which practice areas are active, or whether a page will produce a matter. A dashboard should therefore distinguish the location attached to a keyword, page, call or lead from the person’s actual residence and from the place where a case may be filed. Those are not interchangeable fields. During evaluation, ask how a location is recorded, whether the dashboard shows the source page and channel, and how you will handle contacts who mention more than one place.
Recommended approach
Create a written geography rule before reviewing performance. Decide whether Lake Stickney is a target location, a caller-reported location, a page label, or a reporting filter. Keep Snohomish County and Washington as separate geographic levels rather than treating them as synonyms for Lake Stickney.
