Driving traffic to your website is absolutely critical to getting online sales.

Whether you're starting your business or already in business, you could make a whole lotta internet bread over the next two months for this holiday season if you get people to your website and convert them to buyers.

But the traffic you're sending to your website HAS to be targeted traffic - meaning it has to be the people who need the product you're selling. Those are the people who have a problem and want your product as their solution.

Here are a few easy ideas you can use to get targeted traffic on your website:

1. Write a blog for your niche.

Providing valuable content is a great way to build trust and show your audience how much your product can help them. You can write short articles - like this one - that help your audience learn more, complete small tasks, or just to entertain them.

And don't think you have to be a grammatical genius or write Pulitzer Prize winning material. Write in...