It has finally sunk in to a lot of small business owners that social media is the way of the future.

Many small businesses have less than 5 employees. Which means the owner has to wear  a lot of different hats. However, according to a recent Aweber survey, more small business owners are increasing their time on social media sites for 2013.

Why is that? Well, it is a great way to get the word out  about your brand. And  most of the marketing on social media  can be done for free.

Take  a look at this  infographic to see the results of Aweber’s  survey. This infographic shows what small business owners think business will look like in 2013. Also, it gives you a good idea of where they are spending their time and money.

I think this gives us all hope for  a prosperous year!

Data and infographic by AWeber

How many  different hats do you wear in your business? Are you going to increase  your social media time this year? Leave us a comment on your social media plans for 2013!