The end goal is to have fans come directly to you. Where you place your own ads on your videos so you get most of the money. Or, add a CTA for supporting you directly through donations or other means. But, this option should be saved for last.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of upfront costs with hosting your own video website, but they can me controlled.
The first being, don’t host your all your videos. That is where we will rely on most of your free videos to be placed on third party streaming sites. This will help with exposure and allow you to save a lot of money on your hosting costs.
Secondly, you can display the main focus video you want to show that can bring in most of your revenue. Basically, the real video you want to show is on your personal website.