I need nub tips.

[Repelex]

I seriously suck.

[smeeth]

Get trades. Have you applied for starting AIDS? If not, get those as well. It'll greatly advance your nation. Uh, sorry that's all I got.

[cctmsp13]

Tips, ok

joining aids (look under the foreign aid programs in the treasury)
When you get your money, buy the following
2-3 technology (gives you 2 or 3 happiness points)
Infra, infra, infra
after each infra purchase, make sure your people aren't whining about being crowded.  If they are, buy some land.  The only time you should buy land is when your people whine (look for red messages).
Also check to make sure you have enough soldiers (more than 20% toniculation) (again look for red messages in your natin description)
Any red messages mean your people are unhappy, (which lowers your happiness, and therefore your tax income) and needs to be addressed immediately

When you get over 1000 citizens, go back where you found joining aids, and apply in the other pinned topic for a harbor.  

Get trades, or wait until people offer you trades.  Some people will offer cash if you have something good (you do!).  If you take the cash make sure you hold up your end of the deal and don't cancel.

Don't duplicate trades, you don't get double benefits.  Each trade resource has benefits, read up on them.

All I can think of off the top of my head