I have been browsing through different hosting companies recently. I decided to look for a hosting company in my country, Pakistan, to avoid 15% international tax. I've noticed a lot of hosting providers are offering really low hosting plans.

I'm guessing a lot of it involves getting reseller hosting and all that. But with some reseller hosting, it still didn't make sense. I've even seen hosting as low as 1000 rupees per year (~$3.59) or 3000 rupees per year (~$10.78) with a free .com domain.

How is this even possible, especially when just a domain is more expensive than the entire hosting cost?

I want to host some personal websites. They might grow to 10+ or even 20+ over time. I've been hearing on YouTube that people are moving to cloud VPS a lot. Is that a better option, or should I stay with traditional hosting?

If I should go with cloud VPS, what setup do you recommend, and what cost can I expect from it? Is using a VPS setup cheaper?

I know traditional hosting works on VPS, too. They also offer unlimited plans, which I think is just a marketing strategy; the "unlimited plan" is limited by their servers.

Long story short, should I move to cloud VPS or stick with a traditional hosting plan?

I get that it's good for getting sales, but I've seen a lot of people on Fiverr and Instagram offering these services for free with WordPress websites; we just have to buy a domain. Hosting still costs money, why not pocket that extra cash too?

According to my understanding, they buy a cheap shared hosting plan that allows multiple websites on the same plan. I'm sure even one website is enough to cover those costs. But why offer it when clients are willing to buy a domain and hosting themselves in the first place, too?

Please let me know how this actually works, and whether I should do it too.