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 ## Questions to Ask
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## Experiment Ideas
### Flow Simplification Experiments
**Reduce Friction**
- Add or remove email verification during onboarding
- Test empty states vs. pre-populated dummy data
- Provide pre-filled templates to accelerate setup
- Add OAuth options for faster account linking
- Reduce number of required onboarding steps
**Step Sequencing**
- Test different ordering of onboarding steps
- Lead with highest-value features first
- Move friction-heavy steps later in flow
- Test required vs. optional step balance
**Progress & Motivation**
- Add progress bars or completion percentages
- Test onboarding checklists (3-5 items vs. 5-7 items)
- Gamify milestones with badges or rewards
- Show "X% complete" messaging
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### Guided Experience Experiments
**Product Tours**
- Add interactive product tours (Navattic, Storylane)
- Test tooltip-based guidance vs. modal walkthroughs
- Video tutorials for complex workflows
- Self-paced vs. guided tour options
**CTA Optimization**
- Test CTA text variations during onboarding
- Test CTA placement within onboarding screens
- Add in-app tooltips for advanced features
- Sticky CTAs that persist during onboarding
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### Personalization Experiments
**User Segmentation**
- Segment users by role to show relevant features
- Segment by goal to customize onboarding path
- Create role-specific dashboards
- Ask use-case question to personalize flow
**Dynamic Content**
- Personalized welcome messages
- Industry-specific examples and templates
- Dynamic feature recommendations based on answers
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### Quick Wins & Engagement Experiments
**Time-to-Value**
- Highlight quick wins early ("Complete your first X")
- Show success messages after key actions
- Display progress celebrations at milestones
- Suggest next steps after each completion
**Support & Help**
- Offer free onboarding calls for complex products
- Add contextual help throughout onboarding
- Test chat support availability during onboarding
- Proactive outreach for stuck users
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### Email & Multi-Channel Experiments
**Onboarding Emails**
- Personalized welcome email from founder
- Behavior-based emails (triggered by actions/inactions)
- Test email timing and frequency
- Include quick tips and video content
**Feedback Loops**
- Add NPS survey during onboarding
- Ask "What's blocking you?" for incomplete users
- Follow-up based on NPS score
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## Questions to Ask ## Questions to Ask
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## Experiment Ideas by Page Type
### Homepage Experiments
**Hero Section**
- Test headline variations (specific vs. abstract, benefit vs. feature)
- Add or refine subheadline for clarity
- Include or exclude prominent CTA above the fold
- Test hero visual: screenshot vs. GIF vs. illustration vs. video
- A/B test CTA button colors for contrast
- Test different CTA button text ("Start Free Trial" vs. "Get Started" vs. "See Demo")
- Add interactive demo to engage visitors immediately
**Trust & Social Proof**
- Test placement of customer logos (hero vs. below fold)
- Showcase case studies or testimonials in hero section
- Add trust badges (security, compliance, awards)
- Test customer count or social proof in headline
**Features & Content**
- Highlight key features with icons and brief descriptions
- Test feature section order and prominence
- Add or remove secondary CTAs throughout page
**Navigation & UX**
- Add sticky navigation bar with persistent CTA
- Test navigation menu order (high-priority items at edges)
- Add prominent CTA button in nav bar
- Live chat widget vs. AI chatbot for instant support
- Optimize footer for clarity and secondary conversions
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### Pricing Page Experiments
**Price Presentation**
- Highlight annual billing discounts vs. show monthly only vs. show both
- Test different pricing points ($99 vs. $100 vs. $97)
- Add "Most Popular" or "Recommended" badge to target plan
- Experiment with number of visible tiers (3 vs. 4 vs. 2)
- Use price anchoring strategically
**Pricing UX**
- Add pricing calculator for complex/usage-based pricing
- Turn complex pricing table into guided multistep form
- Test feature comparison table formats
- Add toggle for monthly/annual with savings highlighted
- Test "Contact Sales" vs. showing enterprise pricing
**Objection Handling**
- Add FAQ section addressing common pricing objections
- Include ROI calculator or value demonstration
- Add money-back guarantee prominently
- Show price-per-user breakdowns for team plans
- Include "What's included" clarity for each tier
**Trust Signals**
- Add testimonials specific to pricing/value
- Show customer logos near pricing
- Display review scores from G2/Capterra
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### Demo Request Page Experiments
**Form Optimization**
- Simplify demo request form (fewer fields)
- Test multi-step form with progress bar vs. single-step
- Test form placement: above fold vs. after content
- Add or remove phone number field
- Use field enrichment to hide known fields
**Page Content**
- Optimize demo page content with benefits above form
- Add product video or GIF showing demo experience
- Include "What You'll Learn" section
- Add customer testimonials near form
- Address common objections in FAQ
**CTA & Routing**
- Test demo button CTAs ("Book Your Demo" vs. "Schedule 15-Min Call")
- Offer on-demand demo alongside live option
- Personalize demo page messaging based on visitor data
- Remove navigation to reduce distractions
- Optimize routing: calendar link for qualified, self-serve for others
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### Resource/Blog Page Experiments
**Content CTAs**
- Add floating or sticky CTAs on blog posts
- Test inline CTAs within content vs. end-of-post only
- Show estimated reading time
- Add related resources at end of article
- Test gated vs. free content strategies
**Resource Section**
- Optimize resource section navigation and filtering
- Add search functionality
- Highlight featured or popular resources
- Test grid vs. list view layouts
- Create resource bundles by topic
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## Questions to Ask the User ## Questions to Ask the User
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## Experiment Ideas
### Trigger & Timing Experiments
**When to Show**
- Test trigger timing: after aha moment vs. at feature attempt
- Early trial reminder (7 days) vs. late reminder (1 day before)
- Show after X actions completed vs. after X days
- Test soft prompts at different engagement thresholds
- Trigger based on usage patterns vs. time-based only
**Trigger Type**
- Hard gate (can't proceed) vs. soft gate (preview + prompt)
- Feature lock vs. usage limit as primary trigger
- In-context modal vs. dedicated upgrade page
- Banner reminder vs. modal prompt
- Exit-intent on free plan pages
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### Paywall Design Experiments
**Layout & Format**
- Full-screen paywall vs. modal overlay
- Minimal paywall (CTA-focused) vs. feature-rich paywall
- Single plan display vs. plan comparison
- Image/preview included vs. text-only
- Vertical layout vs. horizontal layout on desktop
**Value Presentation**
- Feature list vs. benefit statements
- Show what they'll lose (loss aversion) vs. what they'll gain
- Personalized value summary based on usage
- Before/after demonstration
- ROI calculator or value quantification
**Visual Elements**
- Add product screenshots or previews
- Include short demo video or GIF
- Test illustration vs. product imagery
- Animated vs. static paywall
- Progress visualization (what they've accomplished)
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### Pricing Presentation Experiments
**Price Display**
- Show monthly vs. annual vs. both with toggle
- Highlight savings for annual ($ amount vs. % off)
- Price per day framing ("Less than a coffee")
- Show price after trial vs. emphasize "Start Free"
- Display price prominently vs. de-emphasize until click
**Plan Options**
- Single recommended plan vs. multiple tiers
- Add "Most Popular" badge to target plan
- Test number of visible plans (2 vs. 3)
- Show enterprise/custom tier vs. hide it
- Include one-time purchase option alongside subscription
**Discounts & Offers**
- First month/year discount for conversion
- Limited-time upgrade offer with countdown
- Loyalty discount based on free usage duration
- Bundle discount for annual commitment
- Referral discount for social proof
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### Copy & Messaging Experiments
**Headlines**
- Benefit-focused ("Unlock unlimited projects") vs. feature-focused ("Get Pro features")
- Question format ("Ready to do more?") vs. statement format
- Urgency-based ("Don't lose your work") vs. value-based
- Personalized headline with user's name or usage data
- Social proof headline ("Join 10,000+ Pro users")
**CTAs**
- "Start Free Trial" vs. "Upgrade Now" vs. "Continue with Pro"
- First person ("Start My Trial") vs. second person ("Start Your Trial")
- Value-specific ("Unlock Unlimited") vs. generic ("Upgrade")
- Add urgency ("Upgrade Today") vs. no pressure
- Include price in CTA vs. separate price display
**Objection Handling**
- Add money-back guarantee messaging
- Show "Cancel anytime" prominently
- Include FAQ on paywall
- Address specific objections based on feature gated
- Add chat/support option on paywall
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### Trial & Conversion Experiments
**Trial Structure**
- 7-day vs. 14-day vs. 30-day trial length
- Credit card required vs. not required for trial
- Full-access trial vs. limited feature trial
- Trial extension offer for engaged users
- Second trial offer for expired/churned users
**Trial Expiration**
- Countdown timer visibility (always vs. near end)
- Email reminders: frequency and timing
- Grace period after expiration vs. immediate downgrade
- "Last chance" offer with discount
- Pause option vs. immediate cancellation
**Upgrade Path**
- One-click upgrade from paywall vs. separate checkout
- Pre-filled payment info for returning users
- Multiple payment methods offered
- Quarterly plan option alongside monthly/annual
- Team invite flow for solo-to-team conversion
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### Personalization Experiments
**Usage-Based**
- Personalize paywall copy based on features used
- Highlight most-used premium features
- Show usage stats ("You've created 50 projects")
- Recommend plan based on behavior patterns
- Dynamic feature emphasis based on user segment
**Segment-Specific**
- Different paywall for power users vs. casual users
- B2B vs. B2C messaging variations
- Industry-specific value propositions
- Role-based feature highlighting
- Traffic source-based messaging
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### Frequency & UX Experiments
**Frequency Capping**
- Test number of prompts per session
- Cool-down period after dismiss (hours vs. days)
- Escalating urgency over time vs. consistent messaging
- Once per feature vs. consolidated prompts
- Re-show rules after major engagement
**Dismiss Behavior**
- "Maybe later" vs. "No thanks" vs. "Remind me tomorrow"
- Ask reason for declining
- Offer alternative (lower tier, annual discount)
- Exit survey on dismiss
- Friendly vs. neutral decline copy
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## Questions to Ask ## Questions to Ask
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## Experiment Ideas
### Placement & Format Experiments
**Banner Variations**
- Top bar vs. banner below header
- Sticky banner vs. static banner
- Full-width vs. contained banner
- Banner with countdown timer vs. without
**Popup Formats**
- Center modal vs. slide-in from corner
- Full-screen overlay vs. smaller modal
- Bottom bar vs. corner popup
- Top announcements vs. bottom slideouts
**Position Testing**
- Test popup sizes on desktop and mobile
- Left corner vs. right corner for slide-ins
- Test visibility without blocking content
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### Trigger Experiments
**Timing Triggers**
- Exit intent vs. 30-second delay vs. 50% scroll depth
- Test optimal time delay (10s vs. 30s vs. 60s)
- Test scroll depth percentage (25% vs. 50% vs. 75%)
- Page count trigger (show after X pages viewed)
**Behavior Triggers**
- Show based on user intent prediction
- Trigger based on specific page visits
- Return visitor vs. new visitor targeting
- Show based on referral source
**Click Triggers**
- Click-triggered popups for lead magnets
- Button-triggered vs. link-triggered modals
- Test in-content triggers vs. sidebar triggers
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### Messaging & Content Experiments
**Headlines & Copy**
- Test attention-grabbing vs. informational headlines
- "Limited-time offer" vs. "New feature alert" messaging
- Urgency-focused copy vs. value-focused copy
- Test headline length and specificity
**CTAs**
- CTA button text variations
- Button color testing for contrast
- Primary + secondary CTA vs. single CTA
- Test decline text (friendly vs. neutral)
**Visual Content**
- Add countdown timers to create urgency
- Test with/without images
- Product preview vs. generic imagery
- Include social proof in popup
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### Personalization Experiments
**Dynamic Content**
- Personalize popup based on visitor data
- Show industry-specific content
- Tailor content based on pages visited
- Use progressive profiling (ask more over time)
**Audience Targeting**
- New vs. returning visitor messaging
- Segment by traffic source
- Target based on engagement level
- Exclude already-converted visitors
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### Frequency & Rules Experiments
- Test frequency capping (once per session vs. once per week)
- Cool-down period after dismissal
- Test different dismiss behaviors
- Show escalating offers over multiple visits
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## Questions to Ask ## Questions to Ask
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## Experiment Ideas
### Form Design Experiments
**Layout & Structure**
- Single-step vs. multi-step signup flow
- Multi-step with progress bar vs. without
- 1-column vs. 2-column field layout
- Form embedded on page vs. separate signup page
- Horizontal vs. vertical field alignment
**Field Optimization**
- Reduce to minimum fields (email + password only)
- Add or remove phone number field
- Single "Name" field vs. "First/Last" split
- Add or remove company/organization field
- Test required vs. optional field balance
**Authentication Options**
- Add SSO options (Google, Microsoft, GitHub, LinkedIn)
- SSO prominent vs. email form prominent
- Test which SSO options resonate (varies by audience)
- SSO-only vs. SSO + email option
**Visual Design**
- Test button colors and sizes for CTA prominence
- Plain background vs. product-related visuals
- Test form container styling (card vs. minimal)
- Mobile-optimized layout testing
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### Copy & Messaging Experiments
**Headlines & CTAs**
- Test headline variations above signup form
- CTA button text: "Create Account" vs. "Start Free Trial" vs. "Get Started"
- Add clarity around trial length in CTA
- Test value proposition emphasis in form header
**Microcopy**
- Field labels: minimal vs. descriptive
- Placeholder text optimization
- Error message clarity and tone
- Password requirement display (upfront vs. on error)
**Trust Elements**
- Add social proof next to signup form
- Test trust badges near form (security, compliance)
- Add "No credit card required" messaging
- Include privacy assurance copy
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### Trial & Commitment Experiments
**Free Trial Variations**
- Credit card required vs. not required for trial
- Test trial length impact (7 vs. 14 vs. 30 days)
- Freemium vs. free trial model
- Trial with limited features vs. full access
**Friction Points**
- Email verification required vs. delayed vs. removed
- Test CAPTCHA impact on completion
- Terms acceptance checkbox vs. implicit acceptance
- Phone verification for high-value accounts
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### Post-Submit Experiments
- Clear next steps messaging after signup
- Instant product access vs. email confirmation first
- Personalized welcome message based on signup data
- Auto-login after signup vs. require login
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## Questions to Ask ## Questions to Ask
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