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We're hiring for a new role at Digital Mums! We're looking for an ambitious and talented individual with experience in comms or marketing to join our innovative, award-winning team. Help us achieve our vision of empowering all mums and businesses with #WorkThatWorks.

10 Holiday Hacks for Working Mums

Follow our top tips on how to combine the heady combination of working or studying with the holidays. It can be done!

#MyMumTribe - "They make the toughest of days a little more bearable"

Kicking off our Inspirational Women series of guest blogs is the amazing Michelle Kennedy, founder of the parenting app Peanut. Here she tells Digital Mums about her Mum Tribe; the women in her life she simply couldn’t do without.

Kate Thornton: 20 Buys To Make Working From Home Easier

From super-fast broadband to a constant flow of coffee, here's TBSeen founder Kate's home office must-haves.

Introducing the new FREE Do The Hustle Course

Check out all the detail on our new Course - hustle your way to #WorkThatWorks today!

It's official. We're official!

We’ve always known our training rocks, but we now have external validation that it does! Read more about our new accreditation.

We're Giving The Gift of #WorkThatWorks

Enter our Christmas Competition to win a place on our Social Media Management Course - make 2017 your #WorkThatWorks year.

"Digital Mums’ Social Media Management Course future-proofed my media career”

Digital Mum Nicole Andrews talks about her past as a journalist, completing our Social Media Management Course, future-proofing her career and getting control back of her life.

Why the #DMCollective Rocks

Find out more about the amazing #DMCollective and why your virtual office buddies are such a key part of the Digital Mums journey.

#WorkThatWorks Digital Mums style

Meet some of the fabulous women who are living the #WorkThatWorks dream. We speak to 10 Digital Mums about life since graduation.

Introducing the new look Digital Mums

We've rebranded! Find out exactly what we've changed and why from our Head of Growth Richard.

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The Digital Mums Best Social Media Campaign Award

It's time to vote on your favourite social media campaign as part of a brand new Digital Mums Award in association with Women in Marketing.

Meet Team #WorkThatWorks

We take a look at just a few of the businesses that have joined Team #WorkThatWorks and are making flexible working a reality for more of us today.

Siobhan Freegard OBE talks #WorkThatWorks

Siobhan Freegard is the Founder of both Netmums and Channel Mum We talked to her about why she is joining The #WorkThatWorks Movement and is proud to be one of our Ambassadors.

The Digital Mums #WorkThatWorks Report

We launched our #WorkThatWorks report to look at the state of flexible working for mums in the UK - the results are shocking.

Holly Tucker MBE talks #WorkThatWorks

We caught up with the amazing Holly Tucker MBE, our second #WorkThatWorks Ambassador, on all things #WorkThatWorks.

Mother Pukka talks #WorkThatWorks

With the launch of The #WorkThatWorks Movement this week, it's time to meet our very first #WorkThatWorks Ambassador, none other than the amazing Anna Whitehouse, aka Mother Pukka.

The Digital Mums #WorkThatWorks Manifesto

This is our manifesto for #WorkThatWorks - our blueprint for how businesses could and should make flexible working work for them.

Why we’re launching our #WorkThatWorks Movement

We have a big vision here at Digital Mums and that’s to support every mum to achieve their perfect work/life balance. We're launching our #WorkThatWorks Movement to do just that.

Student Stories: Becca Jackson

We hear from Digital Mums graduate Becca Jackson about her experiences finishing our Associate Programme.

"I started my own business and have my dream job"

In the latest in our Digital Mums What Happened Next series, we meet Clare McDonald, 40, mum to Hannah, 11 and James eight from South West London.

Student Stories: Victoria Harper

Digital Mums alumni Victoria Harper writes about her experience finishing up our Social Media Marketing: Associate Programme.

"We have flexible work - no experience necessary!"

We spoke to six graduates of our Social Media Managament Course about their experiences finding work after finishing the Course.

Instagram Stories: What is it? Why did Instagram do it? And what difference does it make to my life?!

Our Social Media Manager Cat waxes lyrical about Instagram's latest feature Stories, a direct jab at Snapchat.

Five minutes with... Kathryn Tyler, co-founder of Digital Mums

On this week's team blog we hear from one of our brilliant co-founders. Kathryn Tyler talks about growing up in the Welsh Valleys, life with Mr Coop and her top #DoTheHustle tips.

Why we're saying goodbye to our Twitter account

Our Head of Growth Richard explains why we're getting rid of one of our Twitter accounts.

Five minutes with...Sam Steel, Admin Queen at Digital Mums

In this week's team blog we meet Sam Steel, 44, a key member of our admin team. Sam shares her story of a career broken to a new flexible life, and her love of #workthatworks and kitchen table working Digital Mums style.

Week 10 #SocialDoneRight: Test, Measure, Reflect and Refine

We get very excited here at Digital Mums when we start talking about the Test, Measure, Reflect and Refine model. After all with digital marketing, analysing what you are doing and establishing what is working is absolutely crucial.

"I regained my confidence and found flexible work"

In the latest in our Graduate 'What Happened Next' series meet Kate Perrins, 40, from North West London, an events manager at Mumsnet. Here she shares her work life story since graduating as a Digital Mum last year.

Week 9 #SocialDoneRight: Content Strategy 101

Curating and creating content is a huge area and something that we dedicate a significant amount of time to on our courses. What we aim to do in this blog is give you some key pointers about the strategy around content plus some tools to make your content a cut above.

Five minutes with: Penny Othen, senior course tutor at Digital Mums

Our latest team blog is from the brilliant Penny Othen, 40, senior course tutor and marketing guru here at Digital Mums. She talks to us about her flexible working life and plans to become a champion hula hooper...

"A Career Change led to Flexible Family Friendly Work"

When Lucy James realised that her full time job just wasn’t compatible with her new role as a mother she knew she needed a plan B. Lucy talks to Digital Mums about retraining as a social media manager and her new #workthatworks life.

Week 8 #SocialDoneRight: How to optimise your platforms

Now we’re in Week 8 it’s time to make your life easier again and share with you how to optimise your social media channels to get even better results.

What Happened Next: My Perfect Flexible Job

Victoria Kearney was one of our very first Digital Mums and here she tells us her story so far.

Week 7 #SocialDoneRight: The Digital Mums Guide To Influencers

Are you making friends with the right people on Twitter…and are you building great relationships on LinkedIn with your industry’s thought leaders? If not, then you need to start. Today.

Five minutes with...Anita Naik, Captain of the Mothership at Digital Mums

This week we hear from Anita Naik, who is one of the Captains of our Mothership. She talks about her life in North London, a glamorous career as an author and an agony aunt, and some interesting celeb moments.

Week 6 #SocialDoneRight: Time Management SOS

Anyone running their own business will know there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. So how on earth do you factor in the time needed to have an effective and engaging presence on social media?

Mums Keeping It Real: The Scummy Mummies

These two ladies bring a whole new meaning to the term 'Keeping It Real' so of course we had to interview them for our series of kick ass mums. Helen Thorn, 37, and Ellie Gibson, 38, are comedians, bloggers and hosts of the UK's number one parenting podcast.

12 Digital Mums & 12 amazing (and different!) jobs

In a recent graduate survey 95 percent of our Digital Mums said they are currently working AND they attribute it to doing our course. We spoke to 12 of these graduates about what they're up to now.

Week 5 #SocialDoneRight: How to create killer social media platforms

How do you make sure your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter accounts look as professional and engaging as you and your business?

Week 4 #SocialDoneRight: How to get the most from your metrics

We LOVE metrics here at Digital Mums HQ. And while the language can seem intimidating - engagement rates, social media referrals and organic impressions to mention a few - they are actually one of the best things about social media.

Five minutes with...Clare Mellor, course tutor at Digital Mums

It's the third week of our team blog series and this week we hear from one of our fantastic course tutors, Clare Mellor.

Week 3 #SocialDoneRight: 3 strands to standing out on social media

Here at Digital Mums, we teach our students to break down their strategy into three separate strands: overall social media strategy, the day-to-day running of platforms and, crucially, any time-limited campaigns they want to run.

Five minutes with...Tasneem Sharrem, Social Impact Officer at Digital Mums

We're continuing our series of team blogs and this time we hear from the fabulous Tasneem, our Social Impact Officer.

"I retrained with Digital Mums while on maternity leave"

When Rachel Tajbhai, 30, from Nottingham, fell pregnant she knew she wanted to leave the 9 to 5 world behind but she had no idea how to accomplish that.

Week 2 #SocialDoneRight: How to choose the right social networks for your business

With so many social networks out there, how do you even begin to decide which ones are best for your business? Are Facebook and Instagram the right ones to reach your customers? Or is LinkedIn a better fit for you and your objective? Not only that, how MANY should you be on? Choice is great… but when it comes to social media it can be pretty overwhelming. So that's why we want to give you the low down on all the key platforms.

Five minutes with...Roanna Capes, Project Manager at Digital Mums

Welcome to the first in our series of blogs where we introduce you to one of the brilliant team members here at Digital Mums HQ. First in the chair is the awesome Roanna Capes, our fantastic project manager extraordinaire...

Week 1 #SocialDoneRight: How to win at the social media game

While we know it’s tempting to dive in and get your business out there on social media, unless you know EXACTLY what you want to achieve you’re unlikely to see any value. Yeah we get it, you want sales. Everybody does. But that doesn't happen overnight. Until you understand what your objective should be - be it building brand awareness, increasing engagement with your existing audience or driving traffic to your website - all your tweets and beautifully crafted Instagram photos will drive little or no return.

10 more blogs from Digital Mums students

Here are 10 blogs from some of our students outlining their experiences of training with us. There are highs, there are lows and a whole lot of learning.

Why Digital Mums believes in #SocialDoneRight

Social media is a part of all of our lives, but business still don't get it. That's why we launched #SocialDoneRight to show businesses just how they can use social media to help them succeed.

It’s Flexible Working Awareness Day - Where’s The Party?!

Our co-founder Nikki wonders why Flexible Working Awareness Day is not getting the love it deserves after being created only a year ago.

Mums Keeping It Real: Jess Phillips MP

With elections in the UK this week we thought it was a great time to interview Jess Phillips about how she maintains the balance between being an MP and a mum.

Digital Mums takes on investment

We're taking on investment! We explain why, from who and our plans for the future.

I future proofed my career by upskilling with Digital Mums

Jenni Page talks about how she retrained in social media with us to help future proof her career as a PR.

"Will you find work after the course? I'm turning it down!"

Digital Mums alumni Sarah Bennett talks about how she's found flexible part-time work since completing the Digital Mums training.

The three REAL reasons why our Learning Programmes are so successful

A look at the project-based learning model we use at Digital Mums to ensure our learning programmes get students ready for work.

From Stay At Home Mum to Social Media Ninja

Digital Mums alumni Kate Peers talks about her journey from stay at home mum to running her own business in social media management.

Mums Keeping It Real: Nicky Bullard

We spoke to the amazing Nicky Bullard who gave us an incredibly frank account of what happens when the worlds of advertising and parenthood meet.

Mums Keeping It Real: Kate Thornton

In the latest in our Mums Keeping It Real series we caught up with television presenter Kate Thornton.

Introducing our 300th Digital Mum!

To celebrate a significan milestone in our journey, we spoke to our 300th Digital Mum, Rosie Fletcher, 37 from Leicestershire.

Mums Keeping It Real: Sophie Walker, leader of the Women's Equality Party

We wanted to mark International Women's Day 'Mums Keeping It Real' style. So who better to interview than Sophie Walker, 44, the leader of the Women’s Equality Party.

"I already have work and I haven't even finished the course yet!"

We spoke to Cessally Collison, graduate of our DM Social Media Management Course, about finding paid work, and her journey from virgin tweeter to social media ninja in five rollercoaster months.*

#RealMumMoments Round-up #1

Our co-founder Kathryn rounds-up her favourite moments from our #RealMumMoments campaign so far.

Adieu to two Digital (Super) Mums

We spoke to two of our team members Kathryn Dyer and Nina Gordon before they head off on maternity leave.

Opening up the Digital Mums Community Manager Programme

Our co-founder Kathryn explains what the DM Social Media Management Course involves, who is it for and how you can sign up to it.

Mums Keeping It Real - The Unmumsy Mum

In the first of a new series here at Digital Mums we are bringing you interviews from some of our favourite mums, starting with The Unmumsy Mum.

Five social media trends to be aware of in 2016

We're seeing several exciting social media trends unfold in 2016 – here's a look at five of the most important ones we've identified.

Our Digital Mums Diary

We spoke to Meriel, co-founder of Claudi & Fin, about what working with a Digital Mums trainee was like for her.

Digital Mums meets...The Soap Co.

We spoke to Camilla from The Soap Co. about her experience working with Digital Mum Ruth.

Digital Mums meets...Africology

We spoke to Taryn Rule, founder of Umundu the UK distributor of Africology, about her experience working with Digital Mum, Jill.

Digital Mums meets...Furniss & May

We spoke to Jayne Furniss, co-owner of design agency Furniss & May, about her experience working with Digital Mum Claire.

10 Blogs from Digital Mums students

10 blogs from Digital Mums students that give a direct insight into what our training Programmes are like.

Digital Mums enters the Terrible Twos

Our Head of Growth Richard celebrates Digital Mums' second birthday and looks back on the last two years.

The business benefits of flexible working for Photography for Parents

Ania Wilk-Lawton, mum and founder of Photography for Parents, spoke to us about the company, her core belief in having a flexible approach to business and her experience working with Digital Mums.

Why We Started Digital Mums

Digital Mums co-founder Kathryn Tyler talks about why she and Nikki set up Digital Mums.

Britain’s Got Talent - Let’s Stop Wasting it!

Digital Mums student Jay Curtis explains why the lack of mums in business is a serious problem for the UK.

Why mums working flexibly are good for business #DontWasteTalent

Vivien de Tusch-lec, mum of two and founder of mobile app Bubele, talks about why she employs many mums and the part that has played in her success.

How one Digital Mum increased audience engagement by 607% for a cafe supporting the homeless

Gill Munro worked as a social media manager with Cafe from Crisis, a cafe helping to support the homeless, and produced some amazing results.

How Digital Mums rocks #workthatworks

Our Head of Growth Richard explains the practical steps we've taken to create a flexible working culture for their employees.

My #workthatworks journey

We interviewed Jo Middleton, aka the Slummy Single Mummy blogger, about her work / life as one of Britain’s most successful bloggers.

The value of mums marketing to mums to raise brand awareness

Digital Mums case study: How Elvira increased Twitter reach and identified 200 new leads for her client All By Mama.

Eight tips for being the best freelancer ever

Digital Mums graduate Gill Munro gives eight tips on how to manage a freelance career.

Why social media is the best use of your time when starting a business

Our Head of Growth Richard explains why being on social media can actually be one of the best uses of your time when you're starting a business.

Four reasons why mothers make great social media managers

Here's four reasons why mums are the perfect demographic to become great social media managers.

7 (more) #workthatworks Tips – how to find a job you love

As part of our #workthatworks campaign we’ve asked more experts to share their top tips and advice on achieving a career you love and that fits into your life.

My #workthatworks journey – 9 time management tips from a woman who knows

Digital Mums graduate and mother of three Claire Sparksman shares her top tips for doing the work/family/studying juggle.

Marketing to mums is broken - here's how you fix it

Businesses are failing systematically when it comes to connecting with mothers. Our Co-CEO Kathryn explains explains how to fix that.

7 #workthatworks Tips – how to find a job you love

As part of our #workthatworks campaign we’ve asked experts to share their top tips and advice on achieving a career you love and that fits into your life.