Polulate Text frames with XML content - PLEASE help me.

Hi guys,
I'm trying to import some xml data to an indesign file. Here are the steps I'm doing:
1- create new document
2- create master page
3- create empty text fields in the master to be tagged
4- import tags from xml
5- import xml
then it simply don't auto populate the text fields wiith the xml content.
I've already spent about 10 hours trying to figure out what can be the problem...
My structure in indesign (BEFORE importing XML):
businesscards
Card
employeeName
employeePosition
employeeAddressln1
employeeAddressln2
employeePhone
employeeEmail
My structure in indesign (AFTER importing XML):
businesscards
Card 
Card 
Card 
Card 
employeeName
employeePosition
employeeAddressln1
employeeAddressln2
employeePhone
employeeEmail
But it doesn't populate the text frames...
I've already tried to write text in the text frames and tagged them, so I can see those colored brackets. But it doesn't work and makes a mess in the structure.
Please, can someone help me, do you know a good step by step tutorial online? What am I doing wrong?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<businesscards>
<Card>

<employeeName>Suzan Reed</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Director of Marketing</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>506 SE 72nd Avenue</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Portland, Oregon 97215</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>503-481-5858 direct</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
</Card>
<Card>

<employeeName>Gabriel Powell</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Senior Training Director</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>25 NW 23rd Place, Suite 6-122</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Portland, Oregon 97210</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>503-515-5404 direct</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
</Card>
<Card>

<employeeName>Dale Erwing</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Trainer</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>5131 Buffalo Ave. #20</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Sherman Oaks, CA 91423</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>310-795-8943 cell</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
</Card>
<Card>

<employeeName>Jim Conner</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Trainer</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>25 NW 23rd Place, Suite 6-122</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Portland, Oregon 97210</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>503-515-2376 cell</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
</Card>
</businesscards>
Thanks in advance

It worked! thanks ... But...
But only if I don't apply to the Master when I apply to the master all the other cards have the same content as the first of the XML. :(
Even when I try to create multiple pages (cards) with no Master page (too time consuming), I can't figure out a way of having the other cards filed with the remaining data of the XML. :(
I don't want to drag the elements one by one to every single card (they are so many...)
Is there a way of having the structure organized in a way to have indesign auto populate and auto create pages?
thanks for any kind of advice.

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