# Shared member network

https://www.datingapi.io/glossary/shared-member-network

**A shared member network is a pool of members that several dating brands can show to each other, with rules on who sees whom.**

Many dating groups run several brands on one platform and let members of one brand appear in another. A shared member network makes this explicit: brands can join the pool fully, use it only for backfill, or stay private.

The main benefits are liquidity on day one for new apps and new countries, and fuller discovery for apps whose local pool is shrinking. The main questions are consent, data protection, fairness between brands and how revenue is shared, which should all be set out in writing.