Looking to start small clothing company. Ideas?

I am looking at starting a small clothing company. I am just starting out. I have somewhat of an idea of what I'm looking for. Here is an example of the style:






I am looking to target MMA, gamers, and weapon enthusiasts. First off, I am looking for a brand name. I like the Headshot name, so I would like to come up with something similar. OneShot, Longshot, anything catchy. Then I want to find someone to come up with some clothing designs with the new name.

I am not looking to become the next huge clothing designer, but looking to make a small income business that I enjoy doing. I am open to any advice or knowledge that members of this site can give. Like I said, I am a newbie and am OK with that!!!!

 

cool designs... I go for "headshot" brandname. You should also make your own online store for your designs, for a wider market cheers

 

Designs are not too bad but I think you should make a list of related one's so that you can have a bigger set of customers. If they all say the same thing it might get old quick. I say you make some, and put it on amazon or ebay and gauge what people want. Focus and improve that design, sell more and see how that goes and then expand.

 

That's what I came here for. I am looking for others to come up with different designs that I can use. I am not a designer. I am more on the marketing and distribution side. I am willing to pay for a variety of designs. Like I said, I am looking for an umbrella type name brand that I can use, like you said, related designs. I have to wait 14 days before I can post in that section.

 

Headshot is already taken and I don't really want to get into an infringement battle.

 

Got it. Well, I am good with coming up with designs for websites and such - not much of a graphic artist. You should be able to find some around on this site or perhaps check out some freelancer sites.

 

Finding people to do designs for you is the easy part. If you have any money or can provide them royalties, you can find good designers on Etsy, Cafe Press, deviantArt, etc., and do a deal with them. Convincing people to buy from you when there are tons of other good t-shirt companies is the tough part. Good luck!

 

I don't think I'll have a problem with the second part. Trying to find designers seems to be the hard part for me.

 

Look anywhere artists congregate, and you'll find tons of 'starving artists' looking for money and/or recognition. All you have to do is give them what they want.