All the information about almost every imaginable aspect of Bermuda life is being put just fingertips away from overseas workers interested in being recruited to the Island.

The new service -- aboutBermuda.com -- is being made available via the Internet by Doug Soares and Simon Turner who spent six months researching the project before forming the company in January this year.

"aboutBermuda.com offers prospective employees with information on over 30 topics including child care, housing, transportation, schooling, shipping, sports, immigration, customs, what to bring and the cost of living,'' said company vice president, Simon Turner.

The entire business is web-based in a system that cost close to $20,000.

Mr. Soares, the company president, and Mr. Turner should recoup that initial outlay quickly and even see profits in the first year.

"Our projections for the first year are to sign up between 200 and 250 employers,'' said Mr. Turner, "and we envisage the company operating much like the yellow pages, so that we feel most of those employers will renew with us in the following years.'' An annual registration fee of $395 will be charged to companies wanting to use the service. Registered companies will be issued a confidential code which they can pass on to up to four prospective employees allowing them to access the site.

Employers can register additional users at $30 each.

Mr. Soares pointed out that the service saved a great deal of time and money for employers who could get bogged down with questions from overseas recruits which often happened over the phone.

But in addition to charging employers the annual user fee, revenue will also be generated by the sale of ads to local companies. The ads may appear as banners scrolled across the bottom of the screen of each page, or there will be separate sections of informational listings.

Mr. Soares and Mr. Turner revealed that they had identified a total of 650 businesses to attract for advertising.

The entrepreneurs presented their website to 40 prospective employers yesterday morning.

"We had ten people tell us straight away that they want to sign up,'' said Mr. Turner, and that is without even asking them, "and I think others were pleased with what they saw as well.'' Sandra Bain, human resources director at BF&M said she felt the product was a good one and noted that it would be a useful aid in introducing expatriate workers to Bermuda and the Bermudian way of life. Dale Butler, head of human resources for the Little Venice Group, had high praise for Mr. Soares and Mr.

Turner but lamented that black Bermudians have not been coming up with products and ideas for Internet business.