Syncing iphone (icloud) contacts to google contacts

Good day, everyone.
I've followed the steps here (which are the same as the Apple.com version of this article): http://support.Google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2753077. Unfortunately, I do not see any contacts transferring from my device to my Google contacts. I'll reiterate that I've followed the directions in the support article to a "T." I've set the Google contacts account on my iphone as the default for contacts, and yet still no transference. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions as to what might be wrong? I see that the set up procedure for this works for many others.

Log-in to whichever email you want to get the contacts from. It depends on the email client, but if you are using gmail, click on the contacts tab, there will be a settings button, most likely a gear symbol, and select export contacts. Make sure you export them as V-cards, that's the contact file apple products recognize.
Once you have your contacts exported, log into iCloud in your web browser, go to contacts and import them there. Once they are uploaded in iCloud you will see them update on every device you have that iCloud account signed into, as long as you have contacts switch on, on those devices.

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glap1922 wrote:
I believe he is refering to in the address book
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