Internet success is definitely possible. But everyone should understand that there are many factors that are beyond your control that have nothing to do with your effort or talent. Once you've done the work to put yourself in a position to succeed, ultimately the difference between success and failure on the Internet comes down to one simple factor: luck. Pure brute force effort will only get you so far.
There are social networking sites that are better and far slicker than Facebook, yet they are the dominant site. There are arguably better search engines than Google, but they are on top. I can name 5 better auction sites than eBay, yet who's #1?.
All of these sites have 1 thing in common: they got lucky, went viral, and are now worth billions. All you can do if you fail is try to stay in the game until something goes your way or you die - whichever comes first

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