How a $1.99 Intro Renewing at $8.99 Exposed the Real Gap Between $2.99 and $44.99 WordPress Hosting

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This is a hands-on case study of a small e-commerce site that started on a promotional hosting plan, got hit by renewal sticker shock, and then compared that setup to a low-cost $2.99 shared host and a $44.99 managed WordPress plan