With 54,000 new mothers losing their jobs across Britain every year – during pregnancy, or maternity leave – a new trend is emerging: The Freelance Mum.With 54,000 new mothers losing their jobs across Britain every year – during pregnancy, or maternity leave – a new trend is emerging: The Freelance Mum.Working from home, with flexible hours, enables the new mother to find a better work-life balance – continuing to build her career, while being around for her young children. This is why there’s been a 70% increase in freelancing mums in the UK over the past decade.This book will walk you through the necessary steps to setting up as a freelance mum. From deciding on your freelance career path, to launching a website, social media, getting your name out there and perfecting your brand. There is a comprehensive guide to the childcare options available to freelance mums, daily routines for optimum productivity, as well as tips on establishing and maintaining healthy work/life boundaries. Using her own experience, alongside tips and advice from a multitude of other freelance mums including Arianna Huffington, Scummy Mummies, Carrie-Anne Roberts, Robyn Wilder, Zoe de Pass, Cherry Healey, Sali Hughes and Anna Jones, Annie will show that with hard work and determination, any mother can thrive as a freelancer.'Annie Ridout’s book will be an indispensable guide for anyone juggling freelance work with childcare, or parents who want to reclaim their work/life balance by being their own boss. If only this game-changing book had been around when I was on maternity leave!' Rosamund Dean, Grazia'So many women find their careers cut off at the elbow as soon as they become pregnant – this book sounds like it could be really helpful for navigating the disconnect between family and work' Eva Wiseman, Observer‘This is an area that sorely needs innovation and creative solutions and Annie’s website The Early Hour shows she’s exactly the woman for the job. I’m sure her book is going to become a real bible for freelancers and anyone who’s doing the daily juggle’ Brigid Moss, RedAnnie Ridout is the author of The Freelance Mum and Shy, founder of The Robora (online courses for women in business) and she works as a freelance journalist for national news and women’s magazines including The Guardian, Grazia, Red Magazine, Stylist and Forbes. She lives with her husband and their three children in London.• Concise and beautifully packaged with more quotes forthcoming from key mum blog influencers including Mother Pukka and Mother of Daughters this book is filling a much needed gap in the market.• Considerable PR and Marketing push planned on social media to reach target audience including extensive early Instagram support lined up from influential mum blogging community whose reach is in the multi millionsCompetition: little black book; how to fail; money:a user’s guide; lean in; a good time to be a girl; girl, stop apologizing. otegha uwagba; sheryl sandberg; laura whateley; helena morrissey; michelle obama; elizabeth day; rachel hollis;
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