Totally agree with you. One thing people want these days is instant gratification and instant income. And those two are probably the closest to hitting the emotional trigger as you can get online. Just look at how huge both of those industries are and you can see the interest.
Paul,
A great place for some info to get you up to speed is http://www.babypips.com. They have a good tutorial section under the "school" tab. That's just one of thousands but will give you some good info to start researching. Hope it helps. Take care.