{"id":798,"date":"2014-06-13T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/?p=798"},"modified":"2021-01-26T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:54:16","slug":"how-to-write-a-case-study-for-beta-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/how-to-write-a-case-study-for-beta-software\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a case study for beta software"},"content":{"rendered":"

A client once asked for a customer story on some software just going into beta.<\/h2>\n

I was a little stumped… since that product could take 12 months to generate a ROI.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But as one crusty old newspaper editor used to say to any reporter chasing a\u00a0story: “The paper can’t print excuses!”<\/p>\n

\"blankI didn’t want to make excuses. So I put out the question on LinkedIn.\u00a0In a couple days, I got 10 thoughtful replies from some fellow tech copywriters.<\/p>\n

Their answers stack up like this:<\/p>\n