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Are you and/or your employees using the Internet for business-related activities?
Do you use a computer in your business’s operation?
Do you expect that you or your employees will use the Internet for business-related activities within the next year?
Do you expect to have a Web site within the next year?
Why don’t you expect to have your business on the Internet within the next year? Is it because you:?
Do you expect to begin using a computer in your business within the next year?
Why don’t you expect to have a computer in your business within the next year? Is it because:?
(business activity on the Internet) Use e-mail to communicate with customers or suppliers.
(business activity on the Internet) Purchase goods and/or services.
(business activity on the Internet) Conduct financial affairs, such as on-line banking.
(business activity on the Internet) Bid on contracts.
(business activity on the Internet) Gather business-related information, such as prices, new products and so forth.
Does your business have a Web site?
Do you sell goods or services directly over the Web site?
(reason for no Web site sales) The initial cost is too high.
(reason for no Web site sales) Your products and services don’t lend themselves to sale on the Internet.
(reason for no Web site sales) Of too much on-line competition.
(reason for no Web site sales) You haven’t gotten around to it yet.
(reason for no Web site sales) Of the amount of time it would take.
(reason for no Web site sales) The infrastructure is not yet available.
(reason for no Web site sales) You don’t know how to do it.
(reason for no Web site sales) You don’t see any benefit from it.
(reason for no Web site) The initial cost is too high.
(reason for no Web site) Your products and services don’t lend themselves to sale on the Internet.
(reason for no Web site) Of too much on-line competition.
(reason for no Web site) You haven’t gotten around to it yet.
(reason for no Web site) Of the amount of time it would take.
(reason for no Web site) The infrastructure is not yet available.
(reason for no Web site) You don’t know how to do it.
(reason for no Web site) You don’t see any benefit from one.
Do you expect to have a Web site a year from now?
How many months has your Web site been operating?
(income from Web site) Sales directly on the site.
(income from Web site) Sales stimulated by the site, but made over the telephone, fax, or e-mail.
(income from Web site) Sales stimulated by the site, but made in your place of business.
(income from Web site) Ads on your site.
(income from Web site) Paid subscriptions to the material on your site.
(income from Web site) Commissions for directing business to another site.
(income from Web site) Any other way.
Over the last three to six months, have the revenues from your Web site been higher, lower, or about the same as the cost of operating and promoting the site?
Approximately what percentage of your Internet sales are to other businesses?
Approximately what percent of your CURRENT total sales do you make, directly or indirectly, as a result of your Web site?
What do you think that percentage will be 12 months from now?
What do you think that percentage will be five years from now?
Sales tax is not required on most Internet sales transactions. Do you charge sales tax on all direct Internet sales, some sales, or no sales?
Please estimate the DIRECT costs of building your Web site, including fees for outside consultants, or service providers?
Please estimate the number of hours you and/or your employees put into building your Web site?
What is the average MONTHLY cost of operating your Web site?
What is the estimated number of employee hours put into operating your Web site per month?
(benefit of Web site) Increased your total sales.
(benefit of Web site) Brought you additional customers.
(benefit of Web site) Brought you new types of customers.
(benefit of Web site) Reduced your costs per unit sold.
(benefit of Web site) Increased business profits.
(benefit of Web site) Increased sales outside the United States.
(benefit of Web site) Improved your competitive position.
Does your business have access to high-speed Internet service if you wish to use it, or don't you know?
Do you believe access to high-speed Internet service gives your business a significant competitive advantage, a minor competitive advantage, no competitive advantage or are you unsure?
Do you believe the LACK of high-speed Internet service creates a significant competitive disadvantage, a minor competitive disadvantage, or no competitive disadvantage for your firm, or are you unsure?
Volume 1, Issue 2, 2001 ISSN - 1534-8326
William J. Dennis, Jr. NFIB Research Foundation