With each passing day, the Internet is getting more and more competitive as online businesses attempt to gain market share and claim their piece of the pie. In fact, you might remember that I wrote about how the window of opportunity for independent webmasters is shrinking as the web matures and big online brands are established in various niches. Starting a successful online business 10 years from now will be exponentially more difficult than it is today.

If you haven’t noticed, the web is already saturated in most industries and practically every big topic is covered in depth by numerous players. In order to catch up and get ahead as a leader, you’re going to need a fat wallet, a unique competitive advantage, or a revolutionary new idea - all things that most of you don’t have. Think you’re going to overcome CreditCards.com by creating a similar site and offering the same information? Think again.