Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-13129747-20140702003029/@comment-13129747-20150128130546

Go to http://clashofclansbuilder.com/ and check out the plans that they have there. Typically what I do is put my town hall outside my defenses so when someone attacks, they are concentrating on destroying the town hall and leaving the other resources. I then get a 12 hour shield for protection. This is called "farming". Right now I'm trying to upgrade everything I can to max level before having to upgrade my town hall to the next level.

Once you get higher up, things take anywhere from 3-5 days to complete unless you use gems to speed it up. Occasionally there will be times where SuperCell will drop the price of increasing production of gold mines and elixir generators to 1 gem for 12 hours. Make sure to take advantage of that.

Also, make sure you click on your Clan HQ and request troops. Other people in the clan can then donate troops to you that will be used for defense when someone attacks your village, or for reinforcements when attacking other people.