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Conversion skill · v0.2.0

Signup flow optimisation skill

Fewer drop-offs from signup to first value: steps, social login, copy and trial setup.

Free · MIT licence · Copy needs a free sign-in

Category
Conversion
Works with
Claude, Codex, Cursor, any agent
Format
SKILL.md · 1,482 words
Version
v0.2.0
Price
Free · MIT

The Signup flow optimisation skill file

cmo-signup-flow/SKILL.md1,482 words · MIT
---
name: cmo-signup-flow
description: Fewer drop-offs from signup to first value: steps, social login, copy and trial setup.
---

Reduces the number of people who start creating an account and never finish, and makes sure the ones who finish land straight in front of value. Covers fields, step order, social and passwordless login, trial terms (card or no card), email verification and the first screen after signup. The result is a redesigned flow with copy, a ranked fix list and the events to track.

When to use

  • "People hit sign up and vanish", "registration has too many steps", "trial signups dropped".
  • Deciding on credit card up front, social login, email verification or a waitlist.
  • Launching a new product or app and designing signup from scratch.
  • Not for: the marketing page before the signup button (cmo-page-cro), lead/contact/demo forms that do not create an account (cmo-form-cro), or what happens after the first screen (cmo-onboarding-activation).
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Adapts open work by alirezarezvani/claude-skills (MIT), maizzle/maizzle (no license).

Everyday usage

How people use Signup flow optimisation day to day

Ask in plain words. The agent picks this skill, asks for anything it needs and hands back the result. Words in a highlight are yours to change.

Most common · also on the Conversion page

Signup flow optimisation

Step-by-step drop-off map with the worst step named

Ask your agentPeople click sign up but don't finish
  • Step-by-step drop-off map with the worst step named
  • Redesigned flow: steps, fields, auth options, copy and verification approach
  • Fix list (now / bigger / test) and a tracking plan

More things to ask

  • Simplify our registration
  • Should we ask for a card up front on the free trial
  • Too many steps to sign up
  • Add Google sign-in?
  • Trial signups are low
How it works

From input to output

  1. 1You give it
    • Every screen and field from the signup button to the first in-product screen (screenshots or a list)
    • Flow type: free trial, freemium, paid, waitlist; B2B or B2C
    • Step counts if tracked: page view, form start, submit, verified, first login
    • What the business genuinely needs at signup (billing, compliance, verification)
  2. 2It works through the method
    • Asks what's missing, one question at a time
    • Follows the workflow step by step
    • Checks the result against its quality bar and guardrails
  3. 3You get
    • Step-by-step drop-off map with the worst step named
    • Redesigned flow: steps, fields, auth options, copy and verification approach
    • Fix list (now / bigger / test) and a tracking plan
Why a skill

The skill against the alternatives

Do it yourselfHire helpSignup flow optimisation skill
CostYour own timeAgency or freelancer feesFree, MIT licence
Time to a first resultHours, every timeDays to weeks, plus revisionsMinutes, in your agent
ConsistencyDepends on remembering every stepAs long as the retainer lastsSame steps and checks every run
The methodIn your headTheir process, often hiddenWritten down: read it, change it
Who does the workYou, from scratchSomeone learning your businessYour agent, following the skill
FAQ

Questions about the Signup flow optimisation skill

What it does, what it needs and how to use it with your agent.

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What is the Signup flow optimisation skill?

Fewer drop-offs from signup to first value: steps, social login, copy and trial setup.

It's one of cmo.so's open Conversion skills: a SKILL.md file that tells an AI agent when to use it, what to ask you first, the steps to follow, the checks to pass and what to hand back, so the job is done the same careful way every time.

When should I use it?

Reach for it when you'd otherwise say something like “People click sign up but don't finish”, “Simplify our registration”, “Should we ask for a card up front on the free trial”. Your agent reads the skill's description and picks it for requests like these, so you don't need to name it.

If a request is close but not quite right, the skill says so and points to the related skill that fits better, instead of forcing a poor answer.

What do I need to give it?

It works best with every screen and field from the signup button to the first in-product screen (screenshots or a list); flow type: free trial, freemium, paid, waitlist; B2B or B2C; step counts if tracked: page view, form start, submit, verified, first login; and what the business genuinely needs at signup (billing, compliance, verification).

You don't have to prepare everything up front. The skill asks for missing pieces one at a time and says plainly when it's working from an assumption instead of your data.

What do I get back?

You get step-by-step drop-off map with the worst step named; redesigned flow: steps, fields, auth options, copy and verification approach; and fix list (now / bigger / test) and a tracking plan.

Every result comes from a written method with a quality bar, so numbers name their source, claims are checked and the output is ready to use or share rather than a rough draft.

Is it free?

Yes. The skill is open source under the MIT licence, so you can use it, change it and share it, including for client work.

Seeing, copying and downloading the whole file on cmo.so needs a free sign-in. Copying also upvotes and saves it, so you can find it again under Saved on the skills page.

Which AI agents can use it?

Claude Code installs it from the cmo.so marketplace. Any agent that reads SKILL.md folders, such as Codex or Cursor, can use it once the folder is in its skills directory.

You can also paste the copied skill into ChatGPT, Claude or any assistant at the start of a conversation and ask it to follow the skill.

How do I install it?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add AI-Marketing-OS-LTD/cmo-so-skills, then /plugin install cmo-so-cro@cmo-so. That installs this skill together with the rest of the Conversion group.

For other agents, sign in, press Copy or Download above and put the file in your agent's skills folder as SKILL.md inside a folder named after the skill.

Do I need a cmo.so account to use it?

No. The skill works on its own with whatever your agent can already see and do: your files, the pages you share and the data you paste in.

A free cmo.so account only matters if you also want Maggie to plan, write and publish your marketing every day.

Which skills work well with it?

It pairs well with Onboarding & activation. The agent can hand over from one to the next in the same conversation, for example research first, then the plan, then the writing.

Each of them has its own page with what it needs and what it returns, linked below.

Can I change it to fit my business?

Yes. It's a plain Markdown file, so you can edit the steps, add your own checks and examples, and keep your version in your own repo. The MIT licence allows it.

If your change would help others too, suggest it on the skills page or open a pull request on GitHub, and it may be folded into the library for everyone.

Where does the method come from?

It's written by cmo.so and adapts open work by others, credited on this page: alirezarezvani/claude-skills (MIT); and maizzle/maizzle (no license).

Only permissively licensed work is adapted; copyleft repos are used for ideas only and repos without a licence aren't used at all.

Is my data sent to cmo.so when the agent uses it?

No. The skill only guides your own agent; your files, documents and data stay wherever your agent and its tools keep them.

cmo.so only sees what you connect to cmo.so. Your votes and saves on this page are stored against your cmo.so sign-in.

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