Onboarding friction

A recurring theme inside Pain Signal signals for Retail, E-commerce & D2C. Explore real examples and the stored reasons behind this classification.

Retail, E-commerce & D2C · Pain Signal · 1 signals | ▲ 100% in last 30 days

Initial account setup and permissions can be confusing and time-consuming.

Themes group similar “reasons” across many signals so you can quickly spot what’s consistently driving launches, positioning shifts, conversion angles, or pain points in this space.

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  • Evidence: examples below include the stored reason (and optionally the source link).

Why this theme is showing up

Real examples with the stored reasons/explanations.

BigCommerce · 2026-03-05

Gist: The user cannot start a free trial because signup errors block onboarding. They also report a missing support page, which makes getting help difficult.

Signal reason: The user describes signup errors and a broken support page as a negative experience.

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