Paid Website Research - on behalf of the Small Business Service.

The Web Usability Partnership is a research organisation specialising in making our clients web sites more effective (more about us on our web site http://www.webusability.co.uk) . We undertake web site testing for Government and private sector organisation websites and we recruit people to help test the sites.

At the moment we are conducting some research on a prototype business tool and are looking for people who own and run a Small/Medium sized business, which is no more than one year old.  Also people who are 'pre-start up' too.  We’re interested in hearing from people who have experience in using online tools, e.g. use internet banking. The research is quite simple. It will involve attending a location in Central London and spending approximately 45 minutes giving feedback. There's no prep work in advance, and no subsequent commitments.

Why should anyone want to do this? Well:
· We will pay the tester £50 + travel expenses (max £10.)
· It will be helping to improve a web site that should be valuable to people like the testers. · And it's quite fun!

The research will take place on Thursday 19th January 2006. Testers will be given a specific time slot.

If you are interested in participating please contact me and we can discuss further details.

Many thanks.

Beckie May - beckie@webusability.co.uk

The Web Usability Partnership

The Old Church, Chittoe, Chippenham, Wilts SN15 2EL

Tel: 01380 852000

Web: www.webusability.co.uk