$5/month is great for little weekend projects or simple static sites. It's also fun to see how much traffic you can handle on constrained resources.
But for for anything serious I'm using Linode or Rimuhosting.
But for for anything serious I'm using Linode or Rimuhosting.
cheap VPS -> Rimuhosting VPS -> Rimuhosting dedicated server
Similar when hosting a WordPress marketing site, I start off with a cheap, DreamHost shared account. Then move it to WPEngine as it grows.