{"id":53,"date":"2008-11-26T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2008-11-27T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/wordpress\/?p=53"},"modified":"2008-11-26T18:06:30","modified_gmt":"2008-11-26T22:06:30","slug":"episode-28-merchant-911-accepting-credit-cards-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/episode-28-merchant-911-accepting-credit-cards-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 28 &#8211; Merchant 911: Accepting Credit Cards Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\">This week we are going to continue our talk with an IT professional and merchant who launched a website called <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Merchant 911\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merchant911.org\">Merchant 911<\/a> to help small businesses learn the pros and cons of accepting credit cards and provide them with the resources to fight credit card fraud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10<br \/>\nIntro 1:17<br \/>\nBillboard  :40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News and Comment segment 4:33<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to the  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"OnForce Services Marketplace Index report\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onforce.com\/OSMI\/Q308\">OnForce Services Marketplace Index report<\/a> for Q3 released November 17, The company projects its total volume of service work to be $60 million by the end of 2008.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Force Field Podcast Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/theforcefield\">The Force Field Podcast Store<\/a>. It is the first, only and official store for The Force Field Swag! We have <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"T-shirts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/theforcefield.83897925\">T-shirts<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"golf shirts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/theforcefield.83901132\">golf shirts<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Force Field Official Mug\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/theforcefield.83898170\">The Force Field Official Mug<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"ball caps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/theforcefield.83898009\">ball caps<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"other great gear\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/theforcefield\">other great gear<\/a>. To order, simply go to  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.theforcefield.net\" href=\"www.theforcefield.net\">www.theforcefield.net<\/a> and click \u201cStore\u201d on the menu bar. Tell the world you dare to listen to The Force Field! Visit The Force Field Podcast Store and order your Official Force Field gear today!<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has thrown in the towel on Windows Live OneCare. A post in the Windows Live OneCare Team blog <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Windows Live OneCare Team blog\" href=\"http:\/\/windowsonecare.spaces.live.com\/blog\/cns!C29701F38A601141!10418.entry\">Windows Live OneCare Team blog<\/a> November 18 announced that Redmond will end subscriptions to the service July 30, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial Break 1:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"GoDaddy.com\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/gdshop\/hosting\/gdcompare_hosting.asp?isc=Blu101\">Get Great Web Hosting at GoDaddy.com and save 10%!<\/a> Listen for the discount code in the show. GoDaddy.com 1:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intro to Interview 1:50<\/strong><br \/>\nThis week we&#8217;re going continue our discussion with Tom Mahoney from <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Merchant 911\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merchant911.org\">Merchant 911<\/a> and learn more about credit card merchant accounts. He will tell us how to shop around when setting up a credit card merchant account, what you can do to minimize the risk of a chargeback on a credit card transaction and how you can use the tools on his web site to protect yourself and your business from credit card fraud. Part 2 of a two part series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Mahoney Interview 22:22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wrap up and Close  :46<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a92008 Savoia Computer. 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