5 Things That Will Piss Off Your Copywriter
*Ahem* – is this thing on?! Time to get schooled.
Incoming: sarcasm. Well, sort of. Today, we’re letting the intrusive thoughts win. (Our name is quite literally ‘Naughty Nancy.’)
New to NN land and wondering how (not) to piss us off? (Lol). Here are 5 things that have made it onto our Ultimate Rack Off List. You can still do them, of course … just keep in mind it’s at your own peril.
So, what’s first? Step right up.
Half-assed briefs
*Pretty please* DON’T do this to us – we’re just girls! (Okay, we’re well past the frontal lobe development phase, but same thing.)
A good brief can be the difference between a 2-hour and a 7-hour job – between a quick round of edits and a total breakdown. (We mean, a rewrite.)
So, need more time to complete a well-researched, comprehensive brief? Just tell us! We’re ~creatives~, so we know that good things take time.
And while we may seem a liiittle scary right now, we’re actually super nice. (No really, we are.)
2. When the deadline is “tomorrow”
You know what they say – Rome wasn’t built in a day… and neither was our patience meter. *Deep breaths*. Suuure – we’ll just drop ev-er-y-thing and work on your VIP project, only to be left on READ for 1-2 weeks. Nu-uh.
Bestie, we can totally work with quick turnaround times, but just a heads-up: the magic happens when we’ve had a chance to get nice and cosy with your brand. Soooo, let’s give your project the time it deserves so we can whip up our best work.
3. Asking for some “quick taglines”
If we had a dollar for every time we were asked to brainstorm a bunch of taglines for a simple project, we’d register the trade name ‘Rich Nancy’. In all seriousness, we have an incredible Mini Tagline package for a seriously affordable price, so if you wanna pick our brains, just ask us about it and we’ll add it to your package.
Seriously. (Don’t mess with Donna.)
4. Not trusting that WE. ARE. THE. EXPERTS
Naughty Nancy is a creative copywriting studio, and we’ve pretty much dipped our toes into every industry at this point. We love hearing our clients’ ideas and working together to nail a TOV or a message. Sometimes, though, we might see things a bit differently – this is a good thing! Trust us to finesse your copy, connect with your audience and boost your reach – because it’s what we do best.
YES, DWIGHT. YES!
Tell ‘em.
5. Not paying us on time (or at all) !!!
Dolls, it’s 2025. This one’s simple: pay your contractors and creatives on time. And don’t be scammy and not pay for a service at all. That’s just bad behaviour. (And that’s the tea.)
Yes, Titus, go off!!! 💸💸💸
Now that we’ve gotten all this $avage-ness out of our system, we’d like to pour one out for the clients who respect boundaries, nail their briefs and who give us realistic deadlines to work with. Mmmmhhmm!
… and mad respect for our clients who sling us free stuff. You’re the real ones. 🫶🏽