Add experiment ideas sections to all CRO skills

Adds curated A/B test experiments from SaaS CRO playbook to:
- page-cro: homepage, pricing, demo, resource page experiments
- signup-flow-cro: form design, copy, trial, post-submit experiments
- onboarding-cro: flow simplification, guided experience, personalization
- form-cro: structure, copy, mobile, type-specific experiments
- popup-cro: placement, triggers, messaging, personalization
- paywall-upgrade-cro: triggers, design, pricing, trials, personalization

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Experiment Ideas
### Form Structure Experiments
**Layout & Flow**
- Single-step form vs. multi-step with progress bar
- 1-column vs. 2-column field layout
- Form embedded on page vs. separate page
- Vertical vs. horizontal field alignment
- Form above fold vs. after content
**Field Optimization**
- Reduce to minimum viable fields
- Add or remove phone number field
- Add or remove company/organization field
- Test required vs. optional field balance
- Use field enrichment to auto-fill known data
- Hide fields for returning/known visitors
**Smart Forms**
- Add real-time validation for emails and phone numbers
- Progressive profiling (ask more over time)
- Conditional fields based on earlier answers
- Auto-suggest for company names
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### Copy & Design Experiments
**Labels & Microcopy**
- Test field label clarity and length
- Placeholder text optimization
- Help text: show vs. hide vs. on-hover
- Error message tone (friendly vs. direct)
**CTAs & Buttons**
- Button text variations ("Submit" vs. "Get My Quote" vs. specific action)
- Button color and size testing
- Button placement relative to fields
**Trust Elements**
- Add privacy assurance near form
- Show trust badges next to submit
- Add testimonial near form
- Display expected response time
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### Form Type-Specific Experiments
**Demo Request Forms**
- Test with/without phone number requirement
- Add "preferred contact method" choice
- Include "What's your biggest challenge?" question
- Test calendar embed vs. form submission
**Lead Capture Forms**
- Email-only vs. email + name
- Test value proposition messaging above form
- Gated vs. ungated content strategies
- Post-submission enrichment questions
**Contact Forms**
- Add department/topic routing dropdown
- Test with/without message field requirement
- Show alternative contact methods (chat, phone)
- Expected response time messaging
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### Mobile & UX Experiments
- Larger touch targets for mobile
- Test appropriate keyboard types by field
- Sticky submit button on mobile
- Auto-focus first field on page load
- Test form container styling (card vs. minimal)
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## Questions to Ask
If you need more context: