Improving Credit

I'm starting to think about refinancing my home, but I'm worried that my credit scores won't be as high as they should be in this kind of economy. My guess is a step below average. Any suggestions on what I can do?
Here's a link that has some suggestions on improving your credit...

http://homebuying.about.com/cs/yourcreditrating/a/improve_score.htm
http://www.freecreditrepo... is also a good site