"Here I come to save the day!"
(Couldn't resist.
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Yeah, you really want to spent 100% of your time blogging -- not messing around with the hosting that's supposed to power your blog. So it's good to do some research, seek some quality advice, and make a wise selection.
No major traffic or heavy files means shared is a good place to start. And I'm assuming you have no custom/unusual needs that would require a VPS or dedicated.
Stablehost and
EuroVPS are two excellent hosts, but their primary customer demographics are somewhat different. These days, I mostly use Stablehost for some persona/portfolio sites, as well as personal emails needs. And
EuroVPS is where I do development on several VPS.
- Stablehost skews more personal/hobby, and EuroVPS skews more professional.
- Stablehost for small business, EuroVPS for medium/large.
Old-style SSL with dedicated IP will make no difference in 2017. Do you really need to design sites to meet the needs of IE6, Blackberry and Windows XP? (Rhetorical question! The answer is NO!) SNI works perfectly, and there's no need to waste money. In fact, I have no problems using the new free SSL certs from Let's Encrypt for non-business sites. I'm all for saving money when it's a wise choice.
SiteGround and
InMotion are two more excellent choices. Again, they differ some, so the final decision will be different from person to another.
I don't have issues with North America (USA, Canada) vs. Europe at all, when it comes to hosting -- especially if you're not on either continent. In theory, Europe is a bit faster, but CloudFlare has negated that impact in recent years. So it's often not a consideration, and that's my position in your case.
The only major difference in USA vs. EU comes down to laws, and understandable grievances toward either entity. EuroVPS, for example, only chooses networks that are 100% USA-free. That's both political position (and I understand why) as well as one where they don't want to be beholden to foreign laws (example: FBI seizing servers, etc). Same for many UK hosts, and even USA hosts.
My advice:
- Stablehost was a good choice. I see no need to move.
- The extra IP is just extra $$ that you don't need to spend. If you can cancel it, consider it.
- Consider using CloudFlare to speed up your site to (I assume) local site visitors in Pakistan. Note that this negates the usefulness of the dedicated IP, hence my cancel suggestion.
And blog away!