Recording has just been a hobby for me. I've played music for over 50 years, and would have loved to have recorded thing when I was younger but the equipment and finances made that impossible. Now, I do it for fun. Most of my recordings have been live events, and are shared with friends on either dropbox or Youtube. For the personal stuff, most of it will only be heard by a few select people, like a couple of birthday songs that I wrote and recorded for a friend a few years back. She's the only one who has copies other than me. They've probably only been heard by a half dozen people at the most.
Its the tinkering, adjusting and learning that entertains me.