Many people maintain personal web pages because they are the most effective medium to express their opinions or creative endeavours that, otherwise, simply would not have an outlet. These types of sites may contain short fiction such as short stories or samples of artwork.

Other netizens view the concept of a personal web pages with a more metaphysical bent, placing value in the concept of owning space in and "residing" in cyberspace and on the World Wide Web.

This can also extend to the ownership of personal domain names and the associated personal web pages and e-mail addresses connected to those domains, although with the advent of affordable web hosting fewer people own or manage their own personal servers. Currently, the vast majority of casual internet users tend to utilize personal web pages included in the free services provided by social networking sites such as MySpace and Blogger. Blogging is an emerging trend and has simplified the process of creating a space of one's own.