--- title: Blog | James Shepherd (24) description: CCSalesPro Blog (24) --- AUTHOR # James Shepherd ## Stories by James --- Blog ### [News Alert: Kroger and Visa Part Ways. Why they stopped accepting Visa](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/news-alert-kroger-visa-part-ways-stopped-accepting-visa) What happens if well known, nationwide stores stop accepting Visa? Will their sales plummet? No one really knows. Kroger, the third largest employer... James Shepherd Aug 29, 2018 Blog ### [Top Five ISOs for Whom to Sell – Should I Sell Merchant Services?](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/top-five-isos-sell-sell-merchant-services) This episode is an answer for an email I recently received from an agent new to the merchant services industry. His question was, “Who are the top... James Shepherd Aug 21, 2018 Blog ### [What is Mastercard’s Next Move? Investors Think Higher Interchange and Rewards.](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/mastercards-next-move-investors-think-higher-interchange-rewards) I loved word problems in math class as a kid. Most people hated them, but today I am going to give you an easy one. Imagine you have a lemonade stand... James Shepherd Aug 14, 2018 Blog ### [5 Brands, 5 Big Changes to Payments – Square, Stripe, Paypal, Amazon and Groupon](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/5-brands-5-big-changes-payments-square-stripe-paypal-amazon-groupon) There are five companies that, taken together, represent the largest threat to ISOs and agents in the merchant services industry. When I first got... James Shepherd Aug 7, 2018 Blog ### [How to Sell Merchant Services for the Right Processor](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/sell-merchant-services-right-processor) I have sold merchant services for a lot of different processors. I have made many mistakes along the way. The most important decision you will make... James Shepherd Jul 31, 2018 Blog ### [Selling Merchants is Like Playing Golf](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/selling-merchants-like-playing-golf)     I started playing golf around the age of nineteen.  For the […] James Shepherd Jul 18, 2018 Blog ### [Big News: Amex Won in the Supreme Court](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/big-news-amex-won-supreme-court) It was tough listening to The Peloponnesian War, a 19-hour audio book I unfortunately started a few years back. However, once I start reading... James Shepherd Jul 11, 2018 Blog ### [Why are you talking to me?](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/why-are-you-talking-to-me) Last week a merchant sales rep asked me a great question. After spending fifteen or twenty minutes on the phone getting my tips and advice, he said,... James Shepherd Jul 3, 2018 Blog ### [CCSalesPro Partners with Green Sheet to Begin New Podcast Series](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/ccsalespro-partners-green-sheet-begin-new-podcast-series) I am excited about launching a new weekly podcast with The Green Sheet! Make sure you checkout the announcement today at http://www.greensheet.com/ I... James Shepherd Jun 28, 2018 Blog ### [5 Tips to Find and Sell New Merchants](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/5-tips-find-sell-new-merchants) Early in the morning I had a multiple location client call me with a terminal issue. This meant I would have to drive all over the place to adjust... James Shepherd Jun 27, 2018 [1](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/author/james-shepherd/page/1) ... [ 23 ](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/author/james-shepherd/page/23) [ 24 ](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/author/james-shepherd/page/24) [ 25 ](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/author/james-shepherd/page/25) ... [ 87 ](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog/author/james-shepherd/page/87) ### Get notified about new blog posts Enter your email to have each new CCSalesPro blog article delivered straight to your inbox. You can unsubscribe at any time. ![CCSalesPro logo white on dark](https://www.ccsalespro.com/hubfs/cc-sales-pro-footer.png) Text "Free" to (814) 482-2090 to get my latest eBook [![Facebook](https://www.ccsalespro.com/hubfs/icons/social-icon-facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/ccsalespro) [![LinkedIn](https://www.ccsalespro.com/hubfs/icons/social-icon-linkedin.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ccsalespro/) [![Youtube](https://www.ccsalespro.com/hubfs/icons/social-icon-youtube.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/CCSalesPro) [![Soundcloud](https://www.ccsalespro.com/hubfs/icons/social-icon-soundcloud.png)](https://soundcloud.com/merchant-sales-podcast) - [Home](https://www.ccsalespro.com/) - [Blog](https://www.ccsalespro.com/blog) - [Podcast](https://www.ccsalespro.com/podcast) - [Training](https://www.ccsalespro.com/training) - [Partners We Trust](https://www.ccsalespro.com/companies-we-trust) © 2026 CCSalesPro, Inc. All rights reserved. Various trademarks held by their respective owners. CCSalesPro, Inc.