If you are stuck for a business idea how about creating an online resource for the many ‘How to’ searches that are made each month.

In the four weeks to 4th August 2007 there were 33,270 unique search queries containing the words “how to”, and a look at the most popular questions asked paints an interesting picture of modern Britain. Essentially, we want to become rich (“write a CV”, “make money”) and attractive (“lose weight”, “get a six pack”, “get rid of spots”) in order to procreate (“kiss”, “snog”, “have sex”, “get pregnant”).

So maybe writing ebooks in response to these searches could provide a nice little earner!