What I mean by this is, you need a nice range of stationary to present your clients and affiliates with.
You can find examples everywhere; your bank, your electricity, mobile phone, vets, computer manufacturer. All these companies you would no doubt recognise with 1 eye shut.
Take a leaf out of their book, study how they lay out their documents and apply this to your own.

A good start would be a standard letterhead, compliments slip, invoice, project approval, change order form, questionnaires and contract.

You can find some nice start examples at Bodo

Stop! Before you do anything! There are a few things you need to do before you even pick up that pen or click that mouse.

A lot of young starters casually start working as freelance designers without a second thought about contracts, payment, National Insurance, tax, VAT and so on. Unfortunately this can cause a lot of headaches further down the line, or worse still, large fines from HM Revenue and Customs (better known as the taxman!).

From experience I would say the following would need to be ticked off the checklist before even starting any work; whether it be a ‘guvvy job’ for the bloke next door, a logo design for your mam’s workmate or even that big pay-off website you can’t wait to sink your teeth into.

Checklist

Create an identity, stationary and a website

Create document templates e.g. Invoice, Letterhead, Terms and Conditions etc

Create an expenses sheet, cash book and sales & purchases spreadsheet

Get your business cards printed

Find a recommended solicitor / accountant / book keeper

Create advertising, such as flyer’s

Join networks and forums

Register with HM Revenue and Customs

Start working!!