What the $6-a-month plan actually gets you.
Ever tried the Wi-Fi at the airport? Everybody’s on it, and everything bogs down. That’s shared hosting. On a $6-a-month plan you’re on one server with hundreds of other customers, sharing one IP address, sharing one machine, like twenty people running on your one computer. And eventually that $6 turns into more, because you’ll be paying add-on after add-on trying to make it go faster. It’s an uphill battle from a speed standpoint, an SEO standpoint, and a security standpoint.
Dedicated is the only way to go.
A dedicated server is like having your own computer and sharing it with a dozen people instead of hundreds. Your own environment, your own IP addresses, resources allocated exactly where they’re needed, and headroom left on purpose so the machine stays optimized and everybody on it gets a better experience. More control, better speed, a sender reputation that’s actually yours. It’s the only way I would ever do it, and it’s what every plan runs on.