A prize giving ceremony

My shopping site was awarded a prize. I attended the prize giving ceremony and the after party. There were 200 people in this event. All of the people who attended the event run their own net shops and their websites make a lot of sales. Their net shops are successful. When I talked with some participants. I noticed some common points. Most of the companies aren't located in Tokyo. For example some of the areas are Saitama, Ishiwkawa, Osaka and Fukuoka. They can rent out office spaces in a lower price than Tokyo. Most companies had run their net shops for over 5 years. Most people said "When I started the business there were no sales.The situation continued for a while. But then I didn't give up. I tried many things."