Black Friday is creeping up, and if you’re not a fan of crowded shopping malls, there’s another option out there:

Cyber Monday lets you cash in on bargain deals from your computer.

According to Tampa Bay Business Journal Editor Alexis Muellner, it’s the next big thing for shoppers.

“Cyber Monday has gotten huge," he said. "I mean, I think it’s about to rival Black Friday in terms of sales.”

Last year, Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in history. Sales topped more than $2 billion, a 20 percent increase from 2012.

You don’t have to scour dozens of websites to find the best deals. There are tracker websites such as CyberMonday and Dealio to help you out. The sites highlight all the best deals, like coupons and free shipping, from hundreds of online retailers.

Before you place the final order, compare prices at sites such as PriceGrabber to make sure they're the best price around. Make sure you’re not paying for shipping, because free shipping is usually a standard perk for most retailers.

Guaranteed shipping dates for Christmas delivery are expected to be earlier this year to avoid the problems retailers ran into last year with bad weather. Seven out of 10 retailers say this year’s guarantee for delivery by Christmas will expire on or before Friday, Dec. 19.

Social media will play a bigger role than ever before on Cyber Monday, with many retailers posting updates about their best deals on Facebook and Twitter.

This year, the average person celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa and/or Hanukkah will spend $804.42. That's up nearly 5 percent from last year’s $767.27, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Holiday Consumer Spending Survey.