October 2013 Writing Achievements

 My Skin, Health & Beauty column is the #1 Examiner column in Spa & Beauty nationally as well as the #1 column in skin care nationally. My second skin care column is #2 nationally. My Rodan + Fields column was #3 nationally, but I had to stop writing it due to changes in Rodan + Fields policy. I have pretty much claimed these spots all year, thanks to my readers.

On Yahoo I just hit a million and a half readers yesterday. It may be higher because Yahoo sent out notice the counts were low for September and were being retabulated. Thanks again, readers!

Top 1000 on Yahoo for 2013

I received another small writing accolade today, ranked among the Top 1000 out of over 600,000 Yahoo Network writers. 

I achieved Hot 500 almost every month (and Hot 100 once), but there is no Top 500 annual award. This is my fourth year to achieve the Top 1000 list out of 4 years writing for Yahoo. 

You can find me on Yahoo here: http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/331254/kathryn_darden.html

Multiple Top 5 Rankings on Examiner

As of today my Nashville Skin, Health & Beauty Column on Examiner.com is #3 nationally out of 266 Spa & Beauty Examiners, #1 on the list of Top Skin Care Examiners and #4 out of the local Nashville Examiners from all topics. My Skin Care, Rodan + Fields and Gospel Music Columns are all ranking in the Top 5 chart as well, thanks to my readers. Find me on Examiner at: http://www.examiner.com/user-info-21-67

Top 10% on LinkedIn

On February 11, 2013, I received a notification from LinkedIn that my profile was in the top 10% of the most viewed profiles on LinkedIn for the 2012 calendar year.

Mayor Karl Dean's Walk 100 Mile Challenge finale at Centennial Park - Nashville Skin, Health & Beauty Examiner

Mayor Karl Dean's Walk 100 Mile Challenge finale at Centennial Park

I walked with Mayor Karl Dean at the 100 Mile Walk Finale for 2012. Almost 100 people walked 100 miles or more from the beginning of October through the end of 2012. I logged 164.8 miles and won a t-shirt!

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