[mseebach]

vi) be a loss-leader for something else.

In the case of a personal websites, that something else might your career, raising your profile to potential employers/contracting clients.

It's not strictly making money itself, but in the long run, it might have a very decent ROI.

[adw]

Sure, but in that case, the website is a marketing campaign for something else, not a product. (We're not disagreeing, really, it just depends on how you're setting the scope.)

[satishf]

This is going to be my first app so raising my profile will also be very rewarding.