Your credit score is an indicator of how good your credit is. A credit score is directly derived from your credit file. So any negative or positive items in your credit file, such as late payments or a long credit history, will be reflected in your credit score accordingly. Therefore, in order to improve your credit score, you must by definition strengthen your credit in general.

A good place to start is to review these timeless Golden Rules for Treating your Credit.

For specific tips and techniques you can use to increase your credit score, read our Top 10 Ways to Improve your Credit Score.