Pate Team Real Estate
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Utah Properties

Working Session · July 23, 2026

Progress Report

Everything you've requested — from the June 26 working session, Becky's emails, and Natalie's notes — and exactly where each item stands today. We'll walk through it together.

Joan D. Pate

Joan D. Pate

Realtor® · GRI · CRB · CRS

Natalie Pate-Wagner

Natalie Pate-Wagner

Realtor® · SRS · SRES · SFR · ABR · PSA · e-Pro

Branding· Website· Joan's Legacy· Reviews & Clients· Automations· Today's Decisions· Investment Guide →
✓ Done ★ New — see it today In progress Waiting on info Decision today

Branding & Compliance

Per Cheryl's compliance guidance (June 26)

You asked forStatusWhat was done

BHHS branding at the top of every pageCheryl · June 26

★ New

Upgraded: the official BHHS Utah Properties wordmark now sits beside the Pate Team logo in the navigation on all 8 pages — full brand visibility top and bottom.

Full BHHS Utah Properties logo in white at the footer of every pageCheryl · June 26

★ New

The official white wordmark now sits directly beside the Pate Team logo in every footer — all 8 pages, plus the footer of every email template.

Remove "Market Strategist," "Utah Market Authority," and similar invented titles; standardize on Realtor®June 26 meeting

✓ Done

Swept from every page, including the last "Founder & Senior Partner" leftover on Services.

Designations: Joan GRI · CRB · CRS; Natalie SRS · SRES · SFR · ABR · PSA · e-ProJune 26 meeting

✓ Done

Displayed under each name, initials only, e-Pro formatted as requested.

"Joan Pate" → "Joan D. Pate" everywhere, matching her cards and brochuresJune 26 meeting

✓ Done

Consistent across all pages, page titles, and image alt text.

Experience numbers: Joan 51 · Natalie 11+ · Combined 50+; kill all "40+" and "100+" copyJune 26 meeting

✓ Done

Standardized site-wide. (One decision left: 11+ vs "10" for Natalie — see Today's Decisions.)

County count fixed — 5 counties: Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, Davis, WeberMarch follow-up + June 26

✓ Done

The stray "2 counties" copy was hunted down; all pages now list the five counties.

Honest review claimsJuly 13 email thread

✓ Done

The unverifiable "240+ reviews" claim was replaced with "Five-Star Rated."

Website — Pages & Features

thepateteamrealestate.com

You asked forStatusWhat was done

Joan's bio rewritten — "Real Estate Legend" positioning, her origin story, "Realtor for life" taglineJune 26 + Natalie's July 8 email + Becky's July 13 consensus

✓ Done

The approved July 13 version is live — "Legend in Real Estate" worked in, duplicate closing paragraphs cleaned up, tagline featured as a pull quote.

Joan's three labels under her profileJune 26 meeting

✓ Done

Relationships First · Helping Clients Reach Their Goals · Strong Communicator.

Homepage "black box": Joan's contact info added next to Natalie's ("Absolutely. Both.")June 26 meeting

✓ Done

Both agents now appear with photo, name, and phone — on the homepage and in every page footer.

Contact page: mini "business card" profiles for both agents; remove the bottom pictureJune 26 meeting

✓ Done

Card-style profiles with photo, phone, and email for Joan and Natalie; the called-out photo was removed.

Photos of Joan and Natalie around the site were too smallDaniel's review · July 17

★ New

Every small thumbnail of Joan and Natalie has been enlarged 2–3× across all pages — footers, contact buttons, and service-card profile chips.

A fast, reliable siteOngoing

★ New

The site now runs on Cloudflare's global edge network — faster loads, instant updates when we make changes, and no page-builder limitations.

Services page hero image replaced; copy discoverable by AI search (ChatGPT, Claude)June 26 meeting

✓ Done

New hero in place; services copy rewritten to name each specific service so AI assistants can recommend the team.

Listings page with live MLS listings (IDX)June 26 meeting

Waiting

Waiting on Joe Lowry re: IDX feed (~$150/mo) and whether Remy can be embedded. Current listings are placeholders — page stays "coming soon" until the feed is live.

Booking calendar for consultationsJune 26 meeting

✓ Done

Live booking page with real-time availability — bookings flow straight into the CRM.

Joan's Legacy — The Award Showcase

"Create a dedicated section showcasing Joan's awards" — June 26 meeting

Joan with her award wall

★ New — built for today

A "Hall of Achievement" on the About page

The award photos from our June meeting have been professionally restored — glare removed, colors enriched, museum-quality — and built into an interactive career timeline: 1974 origin story → 1978 Salesperson of the Year → 1987 America's Best #1 in the nation → the International Top Ten eagles → the 1995 press feature → today.

Visitors scroll through the milestones, tap any year to expand it, and click any award to see it full-screen. See it live on the About page →

1978 Salesperson of the Year America's Best 1987 International Top Ten eagles 1995 press feature

Client List & Review Campaign

"Send the request out to these clients" — Joan

You asked forStatusWhat was done

Load past clients into the system for the review campaignJoan's list (July 1) + Becky's emails (July 7 & 15)

✓ Done

165 contacts imported and tagged — all three lists merged and de-duplicated.

Fill the gaps in the listImport audit · July 16

Waiting

101 households on Joan's list have no email address; 2 addresses have typos (Combs, Dignan); George & Wendy Middleton need an email. Becky/Joan — can you help fill these in?

Review request emailJune 26 meeting

In progress

Email is drafted and branded. Before sending: approve the wording, decide the sender (Joan? the team?), and green-light the campaign cost. $850 one-time

Gated review flow — 5★ to Google, anything less handled privatelyJune 26 meeting

In progress

Flow is designed; needs Google Business Profile co-manager access from Joan to go live (we'll do the authorization together today). $650 one-time

Rate My Agent reviews recoveredJune 26 meeting

Waiting

Joan's 11 reviews are locked behind a password reset — let's do it together today.

Automations, Email & Marketing

Lead routing, newsletters, and campaigns

You asked forStatusWhat was done

Every lead (form, chat, booking) emailed to both Joan & Natalie, with Alexis as triageJune 26 meeting

In progress

Contact form and booking calendar are wired into the CRM. Notification routing to all three inboxes is configured next — Alexis: email, text, or both? $750 one-time · auto-reply included

Instant auto-reply when someone reaches outJune 26 meeting

In progress

Copy drafted ("Thanks for reaching out to The Pate Team…"); switches on with the notification routing.

Branded email templatesJune 26 meeting

★ New

Five templates ready to preview today: the review request, the "Market Pulse" newsletter, the website launch announcement, a Q1 2026 market report with real county-by-county MLS charts, and a flip-book library showcase — all carrying the official BHHS footer.

Recurring newsletter — market insights every 1–2 weeksJune 26 meeting

In progress

Template built on the quarterly stats spine — and with Cheryl’s Quarterly Stats book now in hand, the first issue can start on your go-ahead. +$400/mo · 2 sends

Launch email campaign when the new site goes liveJune 26 meeting

In progress

Drafted and ready — fires to the full client list the day we flip the domain. $500 one-time

Professional email addresses (joan@ / natalie@)June 26 meeting

In progress

Demo addresses are live across today's site walkthrough: joan@, natalie@ and hello@thepateteamrealestate.com. Say go and they become real inboxes, forwarded to your current email. $299 one-time · included free with Pro Bundle

Today's Decisions & Open Items

What we need from the room

Natalie's years: keep "11+" or say "10" until September?

Decision

Currently 11+ site-wide, per the recap. Quick call, applied everywhere in minutes.

Natalie's three labels for her About section

Decision

Placeholders in place (Residential Specialist · Relocation Expert · Luxury Properties) — Natalie, confirm or swap. Relocation should stay front and center.

Joan & Natalie's relationship wording in Natalie's bio

Decision

Currently reads "Working alongside Joan" — happy to say it more specifically once you confirm the wording you want.

Joan's red-penned website proof

Waiting

The 31-page printed proof from June 26 — Becky was out of office; any markups to collect today?

Flipping books & brand guidelines from Cheryl

✓ Done

Received! Brand guidelines are in hand, and the books are live online: Quarterly Stats · Buyer's Guide · Luxury Homes on the Market — ready to fuel the newsletter and lead magnets.

New headshots (individual + team)

Waiting

Once scheduled, the current AI-generated portraits get swapped for the real thing everywhere.

Review campaign: wording, sender, and cost approval

Decision

Everything is staged — 165 contacts imported, email drafted. Your green light sends it.

AI chat agent pricing (per-token vs unlimited)

Decision

Recommendation: start per-token for a month to gauge volume (~$50–$300/mo), then switch to unlimited at +$400/mo if usage justifies it.

Ready when you are

Want Element5 to take these on?

Every open item above has a price next to it — pick the ones you want and I’ll get started. Or roll everything (hosting, reviews, newsletter, lead routing, GBP, reporting, and 4 hours of strategy a month) into the Pate Team Pro Bundle — $1,250/month, setup fees waived.

View the full Services & Investment Guide

Prepared by Element5 Creative · July 2026