Unfortunately not all traffic is equal. There are services that claim can help you drive tons of traffic to your website but in the end you will get not even a single sale. Why? Because it is not targeted traffic. The visitors are not insterested in what you are promoting or what your website is about.

The good news is there is a simple way to advertise and drive targeted visitors to your website with a little time and effort.

Basically, what you have to do is write an article related to your product and submit it to article directories. Do not forget to add a small resource box that links back to your website. Then let other webmasters or ezine publishers to reprint the article.

Repeat this step every two days and you will start getting targetted traffic. The traffic may come from search engines, newsletters or websites (or all of them). Even writing an article every two weeks will help you attract visitors.

Sometimes you can even get links from sites that would not agree to a formal link exchange request. If the site which uses your article is a high traffic site you will also gain invaluable exposure to the visitors reading your article.

When you need more than just a little assistance, whether it is because of time restraints or you need a writer with knowledge of a topic you are not familiar with, you may take advantage of hiring a ghostwriter or rewriting private label articles related to the product you are promoting.

In the information era, private label content is becoming increasingly popular. It generally refers to articles, e-books and manuals that are free to modify. However you should change the content before submit it to article sites.

Most private label articles are presented in batches relevant to one niche. For example, you might find a package that consist of 20 articles on website design or cell phones. Just find the ones which are relevant to your needs.

To use this technique to the best advantage, you can implement strategies used by many experts. For instance, "The Power of Article Marketing" is a good free ebook you may consider to read. This ebook could help you drive free targetted traffic using articles in a relatively short amount of time.

If you apply this technique consistently over time you will grab your share of that flood of traffic. This, combined with quality products will ensure the success of your online business.