Don't upgrade town hall to lvl 5 untill beginers protection ends, you'll need the time to build.
If you happen to get a michalangelo's script, save it for the walls or the townhall; don't do what i did and waste it on the academy.
Don't build any warehouses unless you want to finish the quest. IF you d othat then demolish them when your done.
Other than that, more barracks and upgrade EVERYTHING.