If other freelancers are messing up projects on those sites, I would see that as an opportunity to enter the market with a quality service, if the customer need

If other freelancers are messing up projects on those sites, I would see that as an opportunity to enter the market with a quality service, if the customer needs the quality. If it’s a race to the bottom and you want no part of it, you could start a side business selling something unrelated to programming.