This email lands in my box:

I average 5,000 pageviews a day, pay 110 a month for a low end dedicated box and my site has load spikes 2 times a day. I installed WP Super Cache and while it has helped, I still get big traffic spikes and some crashes. My webhost says I need to upgrade to quadcore dedicated! For this many pageviews?? Crazy!

Struggling with you own success? Ads starting to pay off but you’re in stormy waters? Server sinking fast, every traffic spike threatens your survival? Is your server slooooow today? Does your host already have a gun to your head? “Pay me more or suffer the consequences.” Sound familiar?

Congratulations! You made it to Stage 2! Now the bad news: You’re going to evaluate and reevaluate every line of XHTML, CSS and PHP. If you don’t, you’re paying the consequences in hosting charges.