St. Petersburg provides great opportunities to explore the cultural heritage, not least of all - painting. Once I heard the guide's words in the Russian Museum that Repin's famous painting “Barge Haulers on the Volga” was written for an order for more than a year, I wondered - how much should it have cost?
The result is a simple method for estimating the value of a work — a picture, a site, a program — practically any work created by one author.
(in general, everything is simple, but for beginners it is not immediately clear :))
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Suppose that artist Ivanov received an order for a painting, the time of execution is a year. How much should he ask for such work?
For example, for housing, food, entertainment and, of course, supplies, Ivanov spends 25,000 p. per month. It is logical to assume that it is worth asking not less than 25.00012 = 300.000 p. You can also add on top (inflation, additional entertainment, savings and all that :))
What happens if the execution time is not specified in advance? Suppose a freelancer Petrov received an order for a corporate site. How much to ask for it?
To begin with, Petrov should assess the laboriousness, for example, 2 months of work + 2 weeks in reserve. Further calculation according to the previous scheme. If Petrov is interested in a monthly income of 30,000 p., Then for 2.5 months of work it’s worth asking 80,000 p. Here is the price of the site.