[LINK] SMH: Internet revenues double

[Roger Clarke]

Internet revenues double
The Sydney Morning Herald
Business Pages
Date: October 24 2002
http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2002/10/23/1034561549167.htm
By Sue Lowe

Despite the dotcom meltdown over the past 18 months, a report 
released yesterday claims Australian businesses almost doubled their 
online revenues over the period and internet revenue now contributes 
6.4 per cent of gross domestic product.

[So:  very generally speaking, clicks-and-mortar operations score 
better then start-ups (a) because the project is lessy starry-eyed, 
and (b) because it's funded by an ongoing business]

Less positive news is that only 21 per cent of businesses are 
transacting - buying or selling - online and only 10 per cent of 
businesses earn more than 10 per cent of their revenue online.

The report, Built for Business II was commissioned by 
internet-enabler Cisco Systems.

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