How to Train a Virtual Assistant: Complete Onboarding Framework

Hiring a virtual assistant is the easy part. Training them to operate independently, make good decisions, and deliver consistently excellent work — that is where the real value is created or lost. The difference between business owners who rave about their VAs and those who cycle through assistants every few months almost always comes down to one thing: how well they onboarded and trained their VA in the first 90 days.

Most business owners approach VA training the same way they approach everything else — they wing it. They hand over a few tasks, answer questions as they come up, and hope the VA figures out the rest through osmosis. This works about as well as you would expect. The VA feels lost and anxious. The business owner feels frustrated by mistakes and constant questions. Both parties waste time that could have been productive. Within three months, the relationship falls apart — not because the VA was bad, but because the training was nonexistent.

VA Masters has placed 1,000+ virtual assistants and observed what separates successful placements from failed ones. The pattern is remarkably consistent: clients who invest 10-15 hours in structured onboarding during the first two weeks see their VA reach full productivity within 30-45 days. Clients who skip onboarding spend 3-6 months in a frustrating cycle of correction and rework, often paying more in wasted time than the entire cost of the VA engagement. This guide gives you the complete onboarding framework — a day-by-day, week-by-week plan that takes your VA from day-one stranger to indispensable team member, with up to 80% savings on staffing costs.

Why Onboarding Matters More Than Hiring

You can hire the most talented, experienced, highly-vetted virtual assistant in the world — and they will still fail without proper onboarding. Here is why: every business is unique. Your tools, your processes, your communication style, your client expectations, your quality standards, your priorities, your preferences for how things should be done — none of this is obvious. It lives inside your head, and transferring it to another person requires deliberate, structured effort.

The Cost of Poor Onboarding

Poor onboarding has measurable costs. First, there is the direct cost of mistakes — tasks done incorrectly that need to be redone, client communications that miss the mark, data entered wrong, deadlines missed because the VA did not understand the priority. Second, there is the opportunity cost — the time you spend correcting mistakes and answering questions that proper onboarding would have prevented. Third, there is the relationship cost — frustration builds on both sides, eroding trust and making future delegation harder. Fourth, there is the turnover cost — if the VA quits or you fire them due to training-related underperformance, you start the entire hiring process over.

Conservative estimates suggest that replacing a VA costs 2-3 months of their salary when you factor in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding the replacement, and lost productivity during the transition. For a VA earning $1,500/month, that is $3,000-$4,500 in replacement costs. Investing 15 hours in proper onboarding to prevent that outcome is one of the highest-ROI activities you can do as a business owner.

What Good Onboarding Achieves

Structured onboarding accomplishes five things. First, it transfers institutional knowledge — your VA learns how your business operates, not just what buttons to click. Second, it sets expectations — your VA knows what "good" looks like, what the priorities are, and how performance will be measured. Third, it builds confidence — your VA feels equipped to handle tasks independently rather than paralyzed by uncertainty. Fourth, it establishes communication patterns — both parties know how, when, and about what to communicate. Fifth, it creates accountability — clear milestones and checkpoints ensure the VA is progressing at the expected rate.

Pre-Onboarding Preparation

Effective onboarding starts before your VA's first day. Spending 3-5 hours on pre-onboarding preparation makes the first week dramatically smoother for both parties.

Document Your Core Processes

Before your VA starts, document the 5-10 recurring tasks you plan to delegate first. These do not need to be polished SOPs yet — even rough bullet-point instructions are better than nothing. For each task, write: what the task is, when and how often it happens, what tools are involved, what the expected output looks like, and what common mistakes to watch for. You will refine these into proper SOPs together with your VA during the first few weeks.

Prepare Your Tool Stack

Create accounts and access credentials for every tool your VA will need. Do not wait until day one to set up logins — that wastes your VA's first hours on administrative friction instead of productive learning. Common tools to prepare access for include: email (create a company email address), project management (Asana, Trello, Monday, ClickUp), communication (Slack, Microsoft Teams), CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.), file storage (Google Drive, Dropbox), social media platforms, accounting software, and any industry-specific tools.

Create a Welcome Document

Write a 2-3 page welcome document that covers: your company overview (what you do, who your customers are, your mission), your team structure (who does what, who the VA will interact with), your working hours and time zone expectations, your communication preferences (when to message, when to email, when to call), your quality standards (what excellent work looks like in your business), and your immediate priorities (what the VA should focus on first). This document becomes your VA's reference guide for the first weeks.

Set Up a Shared Folder Structure

Organize a shared drive (Google Drive or Dropbox) with folders for: SOPs and training materials, templates and brand assets, active projects, completed work for review, and reference documents. A clean folder structure prevents the chaos of files scattered across email threads, chat messages, and random folders. Your VA should be able to find any document they need within 30 seconds.

Prepare Your Calendar

Block time on your calendar for the first two weeks of onboarding. You will need: a 60-90 minute kickoff meeting on day one, 30-minute daily check-ins for the first week, 15-minute daily check-ins for the second week, and a 60-minute end-of-week review each Friday. These time blocks are non-negotiable — they are the investment that makes everything else work.

Week One: Building the Foundation

The first week is about orientation, relationship building, and establishing the working rhythm. Your VA should end week one feeling confident about the basics and clear about what is expected of them.

Day 1: The Kickoff

Your first meeting sets the tone for the entire relationship. Spend 60-90 minutes covering: a personal introduction (share about yourself, your business journey, your vision), your company overview (using the welcome document as a guide), your VA's role and how it fits into the bigger picture, your working style and communication preferences, tool access walkthrough (log into every tool together), and the plan for the first week. End the meeting by assigning one simple, low-stakes task for the VA to complete that day — something like organizing a folder, updating a spreadsheet, or drafting a template. Early wins build confidence.

Day 2-3: Tool Training and First Tasks

Spend these days walking your VA through the tools they will use most. Do not just show them how to log in — show them how you use the tools. Screen-share while you perform a common task, narrating your thought process. Then have the VA repeat the task while you watch. This see-one, do-one approach is the fastest path to tool competency. Assign 2-3 simple tasks each day with clear instructions and deadlines. Review completed tasks together, providing feedback on what was done well and what could be improved.

Day 4-5: Process Shadowing

Have your VA shadow you as you perform the tasks they will eventually own. Record these sessions using Loom or a screen recorder so the VA can reference them later. As you work, explain not just the "how" but the "why" — why you respond to this type of email this way, why you prioritize these tasks over those, why this formatting matters. Understanding the reasoning behind processes helps your VA make good decisions when they encounter situations that are not covered by the SOP.

Week One Daily Check-in Template

Hold a 30-minute check-in at the same time each day during week one. Use this structure: (1) What did you work on today? (2) What went well? (3) What was confusing or unclear? (4) What questions do you have? (5) What are your priorities for tomorrow? These check-ins serve double duty — they keep the VA on track and they help you identify gaps in your training materials that need to be addressed.

The First 30 Days: Core Competency

Weeks 2-4 are about building competency on your core delegated tasks. Your VA transitions from shadowing to doing, with decreasing levels of supervision.

Week 2: Supervised Execution

Your VA begins performing the tasks they shadowed in week one, but you review everything before it is finalized. This is the "training wheels" phase. The VA drafts emails — you review before sending. The VA processes data — you verify before it is used. The VA creates social media posts — you approve before publishing. The review process serves as real-time training: your corrections teach your VA your standards without abstract lectures.

Reduce daily check-ins to 15 minutes. Continue the end-of-week review at 60 minutes. The daily check-ins now focus on: tasks completed, tasks in progress, questions or blockers, and priorities for tomorrow.

Week 3: Selective Independence

Identify 2-3 tasks where your VA has demonstrated consistent quality and grant them independence on those tasks. They no longer need your approval before completing these specific tasks — they do them, you spot-check periodically. For the remaining tasks, continue the review-before-finalizing approach. This selective independence gives your VA a sense of progress and ownership while maintaining quality controls on tasks they are still mastering.

Week 4: Expanding the Task Set

Introduce the next layer of tasks — the ones that were not part of the initial delegation but that you want your VA to eventually own. Use the same progression: you demonstrate, the VA shadows, the VA performs with review, the VA performs independently. By the end of week four, your VA should be independently handling the initial 5-10 tasks and beginning supervised work on 3-5 new tasks.

30-Day Milestone Review

Conduct a formal 30-day review covering: tasks the VA can perform independently (list them), tasks still requiring supervision (list them), quality assessment (are deliverables meeting your standards?), communication assessment (is the VA communicating effectively?), speed assessment (is the VA completing tasks in a reasonable timeframe?), and areas for improvement (specific, actionable feedback). Share this review with your VA and discuss it together. Set specific goals for the next 30 days.

Days 31-60: Expanding Autonomy

The second month is about expanding your VA's scope and building the judgment that enables genuine autonomy. This is where many business owners make the mistake of stopping the training process too early — assuming that because the basics are covered, the VA will figure out the rest on their own.

Teach Decision-Making Frameworks

Your VA needs to know how to handle situations that are not explicitly covered by an SOP. Teach them your decision-making frameworks: How do you prioritize when multiple tasks are urgent? What criteria do you use to decide whether an email needs your attention or can be handled by the VA? What is the threshold for spending money without your approval? When should the VA escalate an issue versus handle it independently?

Document these frameworks in a "Decision Guide" that your VA can reference. For example: "If a customer requests a refund under $50, process it immediately. If $50-$200, ask me first. If over $200, schedule a call with the customer and loop me in." These decision boundaries give your VA the confidence to act without constant permission-seeking.

Introduce Client-Facing Responsibilities

If your VA will interact with clients, month two is when to introduce this gradually. Start with low-stakes client communications — appointment confirmations, follow-up emails, standard information requests. Review every client communication for the first week, then transition to spot-checking. Provide templates for common client scenarios but encourage your VA to personalize them. A VA who sounds like a robot reading a script damages your client relationships; a VA who communicates with genuine warmth and competence strengthens them.

Build Proactive Habits

The most valuable VAs do not just complete assigned tasks — they identify tasks that need to be done. Month two is when to start building this proactive capability. Ask your VA to maintain a "suggestions list" — things they notice that could be improved, tasks they think should be added to their responsibilities, and process improvements they would recommend. Review this list during your weekly meetings. Acting on their suggestions reinforces the behavior and demonstrates that you value their initiative.

Reduce Management Overhead

Transition from daily check-ins to 2-3 per week. Move from reviewing every deliverable to reviewing a random sample of 20-30%. Shift from assigning individual tasks to assigning outcomes: instead of "post three social media posts today," say "maintain our social media presence this week — you decide the posting schedule and content mix." This outcome-based delegation develops your VA's judgment and reduces the management time you invest.

60-Day Milestone Review

At 60 days, assess: percentage of tasks performed independently (target: 80-90%), quality consistency (are deliverables meeting standards without review?), initiative level (is the VA proactively identifying and addressing issues?), communication efficiency (can the VA summarize complex situations clearly?), and client interaction quality (if applicable). Your VA should be noticeably more efficient than at the 30-day mark — completing the same tasks in less time with fewer errors.

Days 61-90: Full Independence

The third month is about achieving full operational independence and establishing your VA as a self-managing team member. When this phase is complete, your VA should require minimal oversight for routine operations and be capable of managing small projects end-to-end.

Delegate Project Ownership

Move beyond individual tasks to delegating entire projects. Instead of assigning each step of a project, give your VA the project outcome and let them plan and execute the steps. For example: instead of saying "create a blog post outline, then write the post, then find images, then format it in WordPress," say "publish a blog post on [topic] by Friday." The VA plans the steps, manages the timeline, and delivers the completed project. You review the output, not the process.

Train Them to Train Others

Have your VA document the processes they have mastered. Their documentation becomes the training material for future team members. This exercise has two benefits: it deepens the VA's own understanding of the processes (teaching is the best form of learning), and it creates documentation that makes your business less dependent on any single person. If your VA creates a comprehensive SOP library during month three, you have an operational asset that outlasts any individual team member.

Establish Long-Term Communication Patterns

By month three, settle into the communication pattern that will serve the relationship long-term. For most VA engagements, this means: a weekly 30-minute meeting to review priorities and discuss any issues, a daily async update (a brief end-of-day message summarizing what was accomplished), and ad-hoc communication as needed for urgent matters or questions. The weekly meeting is the anchor — everything else is lightweight and efficiency-focused.

90-Day Milestone Review

The 90-day review is the most important checkpoint. Assess: is the VA operating at the level of an independent team member? Can they manage their own priorities without daily direction? Do they proactively identify and solve problems? Is their work quality consistently meeting or exceeding your standards? Do they represent your business well in client interactions?

If the answers are yes, congratulations — you have successfully onboarded a virtual assistant. If some areas still need improvement, create a specific development plan for the next 30 days targeting those areas. Most VAs who have not reached full independence by 90 days need targeted skill development rather than more general training.

SOP Creation: The Backbone of VA Training

Standard Operating Procedures are the single most important tool in VA training. A good SOP means your VA can perform a task correctly even if they have never done it before. A great SOP library means any new VA can become productive within days instead of weeks.

What Makes a Good SOP

An effective SOP has five elements. First, a clear title and purpose statement — what this process accomplishes and when it should be used. Second, step-by-step instructions — every step numbered, every click specified, every decision point explained. Third, visual aids — screenshots, annotated images, and short video clips showing exactly what each step looks like. Fourth, common errors and troubleshooting — what can go wrong and how to fix it. Fifth, quality checkpoints — how the VA should verify their work before considering the task complete.

The Fastest Way to Create SOPs

Do not try to write SOPs from memory. Instead, record yourself performing the task using Loom or a screen recorder while narrating each step. Then have your VA create the written SOP from the recording. This approach has three advantages: it is faster than writing from scratch, it captures nuances you might forget to write down, and it gives your VA practice performing the task (by watching the recording and documenting each step). Review the VA's SOP, make corrections, and file it in your shared SOP folder.

SOP Template Structure

Use this template for every SOP to maintain consistency: Title and last-updated date. Purpose (one sentence explaining what this process achieves). Frequency (how often this task is performed). Tools required (list every tool and login needed). Prerequisites (what needs to be true before starting). Step-by-step instructions (numbered steps with screenshots). Quality checklist (what to verify before marking complete). Troubleshooting (common issues and solutions). Escalation (when to ask for help and who to contact). Estimated time (how long this task should take once proficient).

When to Create SOPs

Create an SOP for any task that: happens more than once per week, involves more than three steps, involves tools or systems where mistakes are costly, will eventually be delegated to someone else, or takes more than 10 minutes to explain verbally. Over time, your SOP library becomes the operating manual for your business — an asset that increases in value as it grows and improves with each revision.

Tool Access and Security Setup

Giving your VA access to your business tools requires balancing productivity with security. Here is how to set up tool access properly.

The Principle of Least Privilege

Give your VA access to exactly what they need — no more, no less. Most tools have role-based permissions that let you control what each user can see and do. Use these permissions. Your VA does not need admin access to your CRM — they need access to create and edit contacts and deals. Your VA does not need owner access to your Google Drive — they need editor access to specific shared folders. Limiting permissions protects your business from accidental data deletion, unauthorized changes, and security breaches.

Password and Access Management

Never share passwords through email or chat messages. Use a password manager (LastPass, 1Password, Bitwarden) that lets you share access to specific accounts without revealing the actual passwords. This approach has multiple benefits: you can revoke access instantly if needed, you maintain an audit trail of who accessed what, and passwords are encrypted rather than floating in chat histories. Set up two-factor authentication on all sensitive accounts and use your phone or a hardware key as the second factor so the VA cannot bypass it.

Tool-by-Tool Access Guide

Here is how to handle access for common tool categories. For email: create a company email address for your VA rather than sharing your personal login. For social media: use a social media management tool (Buffer, Hootsuite, Later) that lets you grant posting access without sharing platform passwords. For financial tools: give view-only access initially, upgrade to edit access as trust builds, and maintain approval workflows for transactions above a threshold. For CRM: use role-based permissions to limit what data the VA can see and modify. For file storage: share specific folders rather than granting access to the entire drive.

Access Documentation

Maintain a master document listing every tool your VA has access to, the permission level, when access was granted, and who approved it. Update this document whenever access changes. This document serves as your security baseline — if the VA leaves, you have a complete list of access to revoke. If there is a security incident, you can quickly identify what the VA could and could not have accessed.

Communication Protocols That Work

Clear communication protocols prevent the two most common VA relationship problems: the VA who asks too many questions (because they are afraid of making mistakes) and the VA who never asks questions (because they are afraid of looking incompetent). Good protocols give your VA a framework for knowing when to communicate, how to communicate, and what to communicate about.

Channel Guidelines

Define which communication channel to use for what. A common framework: Slack or chat for quick questions and daily updates (response expected within 1-2 hours during working hours). Email for non-urgent items, formal communications, and anything that needs a record (response expected within 24 hours). Video call for complex discussions, weekly meetings, and feedback sessions (scheduled in advance). Project management tool for task-specific updates, questions about specific deliverables, and progress tracking (updated in real-time as work progresses).

The Escalation Framework

Your VA needs to know when to handle something independently, when to inform you after the fact, and when to stop and ask. Create three categories: Green (handle independently, no need to inform me), Yellow (handle it, then tell me what you did), and Red (stop and ask before proceeding). Categorize common situations into these three levels. For example: a customer asking about your return policy is Green (VA handles using the documented policy). A customer requesting an exception to the return policy is Yellow (VA uses judgment, informs you afterward). A customer threatening legal action is Red (VA acknowledges the message, escalates to you immediately).

Reporting Formats

Standardize how your VA reports information to you. For daily updates, use a simple format: Tasks completed today (bullet list). Tasks in progress (with expected completion). Questions or blockers (numbered). Priorities for tomorrow (bullet list). For weekly reports, add: key metrics (if applicable), issues encountered and how they were resolved, suggestions for improvement, and upcoming deadlines or priorities. Standardized reports save you time processing information and make it easy to track progress over time.

Meeting Structures

Every recurring meeting should have a consistent structure. For weekly meetings: review last week's accomplishments (5 minutes), discuss any issues or blockers (10 minutes), set priorities for the coming week (10 minutes), feedback and development discussion (5 minutes). For daily check-ins: what was done, what is next, any questions (keep under 10 minutes). Structure prevents meetings from becoming unproductive conversations that waste everyone's time.

Cost and Pricing

Proper onboarding maximizes the return on your VA investment. Here is what the investment looks like through VA Masters.

The onboarding period itself is part of your VA's paid working hours — they are being trained on the job, not volunteering their time. Plan for reduced productivity during the first 2-4 weeks: your VA will complete fewer tasks while they learn your systems and processes. This is an investment, not a cost. A VA who is properly trained in weeks 1-4 delivers 2-3x more value from month two onward compared to a VA who was thrown in without training.

Your time investment in onboarding: approximately 10-15 hours in the first two weeks (kickoff meeting, daily check-ins, process demonstrations, review sessions), 3-5 hours per week in weeks 3-4 (reduced check-ins, deliverable reviews), and 1-2 hours per week ongoing (weekly meeting and spot-checks). If your time is worth $100/hour, the onboarding investment is $2,000-$3,000 in time — which pays for itself within the first month as your VA takes tasks off your plate permanently.

Compare the total cost — VA salary plus your onboarding time — to the alternative of doing everything yourself or hiring locally. A properly onboarded VA through VA Masters costs $1,120-$1,920/month at full productivity, delivering up to 80% savings compared to local hiring while maintaining quality standards that match or exceed what you would get from a local employee.

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Common Training Mistakes to Avoid

Knowing what not to do is as important as knowing what to do. Here are the training mistakes that most commonly derail VA onboarding.

Mistake 1: No SOPs or Documentation

Expecting your VA to learn by osmosis — watching you work and absorbing information — is a recipe for frustration. Without documentation, your VA has no reference material when they forget a step, no way to verify they are doing something correctly, and no resource for handling situations you have not explicitly covered. Even rough documentation is infinitely better than none. If you do not have time to create SOPs before your VA starts, make SOP creation one of the first tasks you do together.

Mistake 2: Too Much Too Fast

Overwhelming your VA with 20 tasks on day one guarantees that none of them will be done well. Start with 3-5 tasks and add more as competency is demonstrated. The temptation to dump everything immediately is strong — you are excited to finally have help — but resist it. A VA who masters five tasks in the first two weeks and then adds five more is far more productive at month three than a VA who was given twenty tasks on day one and is still struggling with all of them.

Mistake 3: Insufficient Feedback

Many business owners avoid giving constructive feedback because they are afraid of being perceived as harsh or because they come from cultures where direct feedback is uncomfortable. This avoidance is catastrophic for VA training. If your VA does something wrong and you do not tell them, they will continue doing it wrong — and the problem compounds. Provide feedback immediately, specifically, and constructively. Not "this is wrong" but "this email needs a warmer opening — here is an example of what I mean."

Mistake 4: Not Explaining the "Why"

Teaching your VA what to do without explaining why leads to a VA who follows instructions but cannot adapt when circumstances change. Why do you format reports this way? Because the CEO scans the summary section and needs key metrics visible immediately. Now your VA can make formatting decisions for new report types because they understand the principle, not just the procedure. Invest an extra 30 seconds explaining the reasoning behind each process, and you will save hours of correction later.

Mistake 5: Micromanaging After Training

Some business owners complete the onboarding process but never actually let go. They continue reviewing every email, approving every task, and hovering over every deliverable months after the VA has demonstrated competency. This destroys the VA's confidence, prevents them from developing judgment, wastes your time, and defeats the entire purpose of hiring help. Once your VA has proven they can handle a task, step back. Check occasionally. Trust the process.

Mistake 6: Inconsistent Communication

Canceling check-in meetings, going days without responding to questions, and being available sporadically sends a clear message to your VA: this engagement is not a priority. Your VA mirrors your energy. If you are inconsistent, their performance becomes inconsistent. If you are reliable and engaged, they will be too. Protect your onboarding meetings and communication commitments as fiercely as you protect client meetings.

Milestone Checkpoints and Performance Reviews

Structured checkpoints turn vague feelings about your VA's performance into concrete, actionable assessments. Here is the checkpoint framework to use throughout the onboarding period and beyond.

7-Day Checkpoint

Focus areas: Has the VA logged into all tools successfully? Can they navigate the core tools without help? Have they completed the initial assigned tasks? Are they asking questions (a sign of engagement)? Is communication happening through the agreed-upon channels? This checkpoint is primarily a sanity check — ensuring the basics are in place before proceeding to more substantive work.

30-Day Checkpoint

Focus areas: How many tasks can the VA perform independently? What is the error rate on completed tasks? Is the VA meeting deadlines? How is their communication quality? Are they following SOPs correctly? Rate each area on a 1-5 scale and discuss the ratings with your VA. Identify the top 2-3 areas for improvement and create specific action plans for each.

60-Day Checkpoint

Focus areas: Has independence increased since day 30? Is the VA proactively identifying and solving problems? How is the quality of client-facing work? Is the VA managing their time effectively? Are they contributing ideas and suggestions? By day 60, your VA should feel like a natural part of your team rather than an external helper. If they still feel like an outsider, investigate whether the issue is training, communication, or cultural integration.

90-Day Checkpoint

This is the comprehensive performance review. Assess every dimension: task competency, communication quality, initiative level, reliability, work quality, speed, client interaction (if applicable), and cultural fit. This review determines whether the onboarding has been successful and what the ongoing development plan should be. It is also the appropriate time to discuss any role expansion, additional responsibilities, or compensation adjustments.

Ongoing Reviews

After the 90-day onboarding period, conduct formal performance reviews quarterly. Between reviews, provide continuous informal feedback — both positive recognition and constructive correction. The quarterly reviews cover: progress on development goals, new skills acquired, areas for continued improvement, role evolution, and compensation review. These reviews keep the VA engaged, motivated, and growing — which directly translates to better performance and longer retention.

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As a digital marketing agency specializing in SEO and online strategy, finding the right talent is crucial for our success. Working with VA Masters to recruit Clarissa was remarkably efficient and aligned perfectly with our fast-paced environment. The recruitment process was streamlined beyond our expectations. Instead of spending weeks posting job listings, filtering through unqualified applicants, and conducting multiple interview rounds, VA Masters presented us with pre-vetted candidates who genuinely matched our specific technical requirements. Within just a few days, we connected with Clarissa, who demonstrated the exact SEO expertise and analytical skills we needed. What impressed us most was how VA Masters understood our agency's unique culture and work style. This careful attention to both technical qualifications and team fit saved us countless hours that we could instead dedicate to serving our clients. For a boutique agency like ours where every minute counts, this efficient recruitment approach has been invaluable to maintaining our growth momentum.

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