nikcree (@nikcree) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I run a digital agency developing websites for SME businesses for:

– Lead Generation
– eCommerce Stores
– Online Marketing and Email Strategies
– Social Media Strategy and Implementation in the business context
– SEO
– SME

I am involved in the WordPress community having contributed to the WordPress Forum and spoken at WordPress Meetups in Brisbane and Gold Coast on Security, Online Marketing, SEO and Google Adwords. And I have been on the speakers panel at WordCamp Brisbane 2015 discussing “The State Of Mobile”.

I have been in business since 1998 having come from senior management in the insurance industry, and have swapped a business suit for mare casual attire, and a corporate office to places that serve the best coffee with WiFi.

WordPress has enabled me to create a business and lifestyle that allows me to spend more time with my partner and 3 kids, with a great income from a loyal base of clients which I enjoy serving, and is ever evolving to keep me interested in learning and developing creative solutions for businesses.

My ideal clients are businesses who are not currently tapping into the web to automate their business processes to get more customers, sales and profits and allow them the time, money and freedom to enjoy exponential increases in profits, working less and enjoying better work / life balance.

WordPress Origin Story

I built my first website for my Mortgage Finance and Insurance business way back in 1992. I sold that business in 2008 having enjoyed phenomenal success online taking my business from a small local company to well known national mortgage brokerage winning awards in the financial services sector, and moved from New Zealand to the Gold Coast in Australia and bought a publishing company.

I searched and searched and searched for a system I now know as a CMS and stumbled across WordPress from a throw away comment from a friend. I fell in love with the flexibility and extensibility of this web platform and a year later moved out of publishing and established a small web development business, Positive Business Online with a single client who wanted help to manage their site.

From there the business has built as WordPress has evolved, into the business it is today helping a range of businesses across the world establish, manage and grow their businesses online.

I am ever grateful to WordPress and the large community of like minded people who are happy to help and give back to people like me when I first started through to today. And I happily contribute back where I can.

Member Since: June 28th, 2009
Location: Robina, Gold Coast, Australia
Website: positivebusinessonline.com
Job Title: WordPress Web Developer specialising with the StudioPress.com Genesis Framework
Employer: Positive Business Online
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Contribution History

Meetup Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Courses
Favorites

Completed the course Community Team Event Mentor Training on learn.wordpress.org
2 years ago
Completed the course Community Team Event Mentor Training on learn.wordpress.org
2 years ago
Created a topic, WooCommerce Integration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I am looking at purchasing the Pro version of the plug…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Add support for Custom Post Types, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be good to have this available on Custom Post…
3 years ago
Created a topic, Fatal Error PHP 8.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is a fatal error with PHP v8.0 -- Fatal error:…
4 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Sydney 2019
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Port Macquarie 2019
5 years ago
Created a topic, [ACF: Google Map Extended] Google Maps API Not Being recognised, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A bit of a weird one. Google Maps has stopped working …
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Conflict with Typeform Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Issue has been resolved by the Typeform Plugin author here https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conflict-with-siteorigin-widgets-bundle/
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Conflict with SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great - thanks for your help.
6 years ago
Created a topic, Conflict with Typeform Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is a conflict with https://wordpress.org/plugins…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Conflict with Typeform Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'll close this off.
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Conflict with Typeform Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Oop ... you're right! Thanks for the heads up.
6 years ago
Created a topic, Conflict with Typeform Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seems to be a conflict with https://wordpress.org/plug…
6 years ago
Created a topic, Conflict with SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seems to be a conflict with https://en-au.wordpress.or…
6 years ago
Created a topic, Gravity Forms Field Guide Image Is “Huge”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just a small thing and that is the Field Guide Image i…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Version 3.4.3 breaks website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@saurabhd I received exactly the same error on the front of the site. I disabled…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to This is too good to be free, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A pleasure!! I have been using StudioPress Genesis for all my client builds for the…
7 years ago
Created a topic, This is too good to be free, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
An exceptionally good theme, quick to build out, has c…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error with the update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks @EkoJR - all good now.
7 years ago
Created a topic, Fatal Error with the update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After updating the plugin we are now seeing an error: …
7 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Brisbane 2017
8 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Auckland 2017
8 years ago
Created a topic, Excellent gallery and easy to use providing cool effects., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have been using this gallery for several years and i…
8 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Sydney 2016
9 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Sunshine Coast 2016
9 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Brisbane 2015
10 years ago

Completed Courses

Total completed courses: 1

Community team event mentor training August 15, 2023

Profiles

nikcree

Bio

WordPress Origin Story

Contribution History

Completed Courses

Plugins

Activity Log - Monitor & Record User Changes

Add From Server

Autoptimize

Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin

Comment Hacks

Five Star Restaurant Reviews

Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

HTML Import 2

HTML5 Slideshow Presentations

Import and export users and customers

Membership Plugin - Restrict Content

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster

RICG Responsive Images

Safe Redirect Manager

Simple Image Widget

SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer

TablePress - Tables in WordPress made easy

The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.

Toolbar Publish Button

Widget Importer & Exporter

WooCommerce and WP eMember Integration

WP Help

WP SpeedUp

WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}