Articles
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Exploring gender equality in WordPress businesses
As Human Made COO, author of a book on the history of the WordPress project, and founding organiser of WordCamp Europe and WordCamp London, Siobhan McKeown has been deeply involved in the world of WordPress for over a decade. Together with Francesca Marano, Siobhan is also co-founder of WP Includes, a leading advocate for increasing…
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WC Asia: Enterprise WordPress client talk resources
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk at WordCamp Asia: “How to catch a WordPress Enterprise client.” The talk itself was intentionally high-level to give you an overview of the sales funnel. In this post, I’m sharing some articles and further resources that will give you more depth on the sales process. The AIDA funnel A…
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WC Asia: Winning your first enterprise WordPress client
Human Made is going to Taiwan! Will we be seeing you there? HM COO Siobhan McKeown shares some of the highlights we’re most looking forward to at this year’s WordCamp Asia, as well as her talk on winning your first enterprise WordPress client. In just a few weeks, some of the Human Made will be…
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How we celebrate the end of the year at HM 🎉
One of the things that we miss out on at Human Made is the Christmas party at the end of the year. This is a tradition in so many workplaces, particularly in countries where Christmas or New Year are celebrated. I’m always a little bit envious of anyone who gets to celebrate in person with…
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How to foster inclusivity in a remote environment
As Human Made COO and author of ‘A Life Lived Remotely‘, Siobhan McKeown knows more than most about the challenges, opportunities and strategies of how to get the most out of a remote working environment, including what it takes to foster inclusivity and ensure every team member feels equally valued. Here she shares her strategies…
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Join us as an Account Director in the Americas region!
We’re looking for an experienced Account Director to help us lead our Client Experience Program in the Americas. This is a fully-remote role and you can be located anywhere geographically within North, Central and South America, but you will need to make regular visits to clients in North America. You should be fluent in both…
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Implementing global payroll giving in a remote company
Over the past month, we’ve been watching the devastation that the Russian army has been wreaking on the people of Ukraine. It has left me and other humans heartbroken and feeling powerless. Many of our people are in Eastern Europe, many of us have friends and family in Ukraine, and we will all be dealing…
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How Human Made’s values guide our approach to remote work
Human Made has always had a culture which values openness, transparency, accountability, and a can-fix-it attitude. This was true when we were just a few people hacking together websites and it remains true now as we create digital experiences with our platform, Altis DXP. As we’ve grown up as a company, though, and as more…
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Taking our company retreat online
Every year, Human Made gets together somewhere in the world for our annual company retreat. As a fully remote-working organisation this is an important part of our calendar as it gives us time together to renew relationships, make connections, hang out, and work on some of the bigger picture projects that are so much easier to…
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Keeping your team effective while working from home
Companies all over the world are cancelling travel, stopping events, and sending employees to work from home. If the coronavirus outbreak continues, this situation will likely only get worse, with teams who are used to co-located working now finding themselves sat at laptops in living rooms or readjusting to life in a home office. At…
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How much does it cost to organise a developer conference?
In March this year we organised the second edition of A Day of REST, our developer conference about the WordPress REST API. The first version of the event was in London, and the second edition was in Boston. At Human Made we place huge importance in open source and collaboration. These values underpin everything that…
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Constructing an Identity as a Remote Worker
‘We have no uniform, but we also have none of the workplace and social markers that help people in traditional jobs form their workplace identities.’