> And occasionally I'll have someone send me a note saying thank you for some helpful piece of information they found there.

This is related to one of the reasons I like having a personal website. Countless times I’ve found answers or learned something cool from another’s personal website, and I hope that I can help other through my efforts.

The original article mentioned something about not being able to change the world through a personal website. You can have an impact in a persons life though, and I think that makes it worth it.