Windmill Words

Recently Published at Infarrantly Creative

‘Tis the season for design, lifestyle, and crafty blogger conferences. Time to get your business cards ready for some serious networking. If you want to cut down on expenses but still hand out unique, eye catching cards, head over to Infarrantly Creative, where I’ve posted 5 Ways to Make Unique Business Cards. photo credits available… [Continue Reading]

Using Pinterest to Advocate Awareness

If you only know me from my work as a virtual assistant, writer, and web designer, you may not know that I am also the mother of four children–two of them with congenital heart defects. As you can imagine, that gives me a vested interest in bringing awareness to the devastating effects of CHDs, as… [Continue Reading]

Guess Who I Met at Altitude Design Summit?

I recently returned home from Altitude Design Summit. It was an amazing opportunity for me to learn more about the business of blogging and meet hundreds of talented bloggers. I’m featuring some of those bloggers over at my “fun” blog, A Trip to Holland. Step on over there today to get to know Nikki from The… [Continue Reading]

Etsy Feature – Here and There

Each week I contribute an Etsy shop feature for Remodelaholic’s For Sale By Owner Shop Linkup. It’s a tough job–I’m “forced” to browse Etsy, looking for shops that are especially interesting and adorable to feature. I’m particularly excited about this week’s shop, Here and There. Go over to Remodelaholic to read all about it! Image… [Continue Reading]

Tutorial Page Design for Craftaholics Anonymous

Craftaholics Anonymous is a fantastic blog devoted to all things crafty…as you may have guessed from the name! Blogger Linda is incredibly creative and talented, pumping out new crafts and tutorials for her fellow Craftaholics to enjoy on almost a daily basis. Linda wanted a way for her readers to be able to easily access… [Continue Reading]

5 Ways to Enjoy Hot Chocolate at Infarrantly Creative

I write the “5 Ways Saturdays” posts at Infarrantly Creative. My mouth watered the whole time I was researching and writing this week’s 5 Ways to Enjoy a Cup of Hot Chocolate. Yum! Image Credit: A Taste of Koko

Updating the Look of Windmill Words

Have you heard? Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year is…(drumroll, please)… Tangerine Tango I’m doing a little freshening-up here at Windmill Words, and a squirt of tangerine seemed like just the thing. I’m also in the process of adding a bit of tangerine zest to the sister site of Windmill Words, A Trip to Holland.… [Continue Reading]

My Latest Offering at Infarrantly Creative – 1/7/11

Brrrr….a chill is in the air! If you just put away your Christmas decor and feel like your house is a little empty, I’ve got a solution. Head over to read about 5 Ways to Decorate Your Home for Winter at Infarrantly Creative. Image Credit: The Posh Event

Etsy Feature – Jeanette Zeis Ceramics

Happy weekend! Today I’ve featured a wonderful Etsy shop to kick of the weekly For Sale By Owner Shop Linkup at Remodelaholic. Enjoy experiencing the beautiful handcrafted pieces from Jeanette Zeis Ceramics, before you browse the wares at other shops that have linked to the party. It’s like a day of craft fair shopping–without having to… [Continue Reading]

Published at Infarrantly Creative – 1/1/12

Just in time for your new year resolutions of better organization and time managment, I’m offering ideas for families on the go at Infarrantly Creative. Check out these 5 Ways to Organize a Family Command Center. Image Credit: The Handmade Home

My name is Ruth, and I would like to be your virtual assistant. Welcome to my workspace on the worldwide web, Windmill Words.

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Writing, designing, and managing a blog for my own personal enjoyment has led me to opportunities to do so professionally. I am happy to offer my services at this time to other bloggers.

Always one to try the do-it-yourself approach first, my internet publishing and graphic design skills were self-taught as I began to find my way around the world wide web. With a combination of well-chosen words, web design skills, and blogging savvy, I'm ready to help you power your blog farther than you ever imagined it could go!

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About Windmill Words

Whether your blog is brand new, bursting at the seams, or bigger than you ever dreamed, Windmill Words is ready to assist you. If the business of blogging has taken the joy out of what used to be a fun pastime, you are ready for the virtual assistance of Windmill Words.

A windmill is a machine which harnesses energy from the wind to generate power for a purpose like grinding grain, pumping water, or producing electricity. Quiet and efficient, it works with the wind to create useful energy.

Like a windmill, a good virtual assistant can work with the amazing energy you've already got blowing around your blogging business, and utilize that existing energy to manufacture and market your product more effectively. Working quietly and efficiently behind the scenes, virtual assistance with your blog can give you the power to focus on your creativity.

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Virtual Assistance

Let me handle the busywork behind blogging–freeing you to do what you do best: create! I'm willing to sort and reply to emails, perform basic blog housekeeping tasks, moderate and respond to comments... [Read More]

Proofreading and Editing

If you are tired of your mom telling you how many spelling and grammatical errors she found in your last post, take a breather. I can proofread and edit blog posts, guest posts, articles, product reviews... [Read More]

Blogkeeping

The business of blogging is one that requires more tech savvy that most of us ever planned on needing when we started. I can manage and maintain your blog in a variety of ways... [Read More]

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Rate Types

I offer both task based and hourly rates. I will be happy to provide you with a service quote after learning more about your needs. You will find my rates are quite competitive as I aim to grow my clientele... [Read More]

Task Based

I base the cost of my services upon the unique parameters of each client's project. These rates apply to services like article writing and site development. Special discounted rates currently apply to many tasks...[Read More]

Hourly

The more hours you buy, the less they cost! These hours won't expire and can be used towards most of the services I provide. 1 hour: $25 4 hours: $88 8 hours: $160... [Read More]

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