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    How Small Businesses Can Win the Web [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Between their Black Friday Best Buy expeditions and Cyber Monday mania on Amazon, many holiday shoppers plan to celebrate Small Business Saturday this weekend.

    Conceived in 2010, the "holiday" puts the spotlight on local mom-and-pop retailers. If you're looking for info about which small businesses have the best deals, however, you might not find it online. More than 60% of small businesses do not have a website, and many that are online do not show up in search results.

    [More from Mashable: 4 Personal Websites for the Media-Savvy Worker]

    SEE ALSO: How ‘Small Business Saturday’ Helped Main Street Take Back the Holidays

    The web is already a vital source of information, becoming more popular every day. These small businesses are going to have to get off the digital sidelines if they plan to compete with their corporate counterparts, not to mention with online retail giants.

    [More from Mashable: 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Buzz This Week]

    The following infographic, created by ReachLocal, explains why online marketing is crucial for small businesses.

    Image courtesy of Flickr, s_falkow

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