Maybe one’s internet fame is homegrown and hard - won.
或许一个人的网络名气是本土发展起来且来之不易的。
hard - won /ˈhɑːdˈwʌn/: (形容词)由“hard(艰难地)”和“won(赢得,win的过去分词)”组成,形容通过大量努力、经历诸多困难才获得的,强调所获事物的珍贵与取得过程的艰辛。
中文含义:来之不易的;历经艰辛获得的
英英释义:If something is hard-won, it was only achieved after a lot of effort.