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The Beta Besties

The Beta Besties is for authors seeking feedback and readers who love to give it. Honest notes, shared with heart.

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How this community works

Pricing
$5 a monthWell below the hobbies & crafts median of $11.50.
Size
208 membersBigger than 32% of the hobbies & crafts communities indexed here.
Revenue ceiling
$1,040 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
Platform
Skool
Category
Hobbies & Crafts
Last verified
16 October 2026

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About The Beta Besties

The Beta Besties is for authors seeking feedback and readers who love to give it. Honest notes, shared with heart.

Why you should join: Swap manuscripts, find beta readers and get constructive, kind feedback that helps your book get better before launch. Membership is $5 a month.

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The one-liner

A $5 a month The Beta Besties room for authors looking for feedback and readers who love.

What they actually sell

The Beta Besties by Jessica Waldron authors looking for feedback and readers who love giving it - welcome to Beta Besties. The public offer sits at $5 a month. We don't care how you used AI in your process, you are welcome to come have a seat in our library. Inside sit 15 courses and a dense module library. A formal money-back promise is not spelled out on the about page. The public page keeps the promise practical and specific rather than vague networking talk.

Who pays and why

Hobbyists who want company while they practise, not another lonely tutorial tab. The itch is starting projects and never finishing them alone. They pay for peer support and a place to keep practising with others. The Beta Besties is sold as a place to do the work with others, not to collect another login.

Where the members come from

Jessica Waldron's Youtube, Facebook, X and website presence appears to feed the room. The Skool community reads as the member back end for people already drawn to that work. Exact follower counts stay off the public page.

What's holding it back

If live energy fades, members who came for company will treat it as another course tab.

Steal this

Run a hobby community around weekly making together, not only a content library.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for other skill hobbies with weekly making together. Weak for passive content libraries.

Written 16 October 2026

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