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Sharing iCloud Contacts with other

Is it possible to share iCloud contacts with different Apple ID users?

If not I have a client using GDocs business account and it's working great. The streamline process is nice. The one area that I need to resolve is how to share her contacts in iCloud with staff. Can these be shared with Gmail (not exported - this is not sharing). It's easier to leave them in iCloud so her iPhone is updated as well.
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After extensive research into this, it seems that there is no way to sync or share iCloud contacts with different Apple ID users.

You can sign into to iCloud using their apple ID, or they can airdrop individual contacts, but without exporting or account sharing, there is no way for them to share their contact list with other apple users.
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Hi Michael, thanks for taking a second look for me. I was hoping I missed something.

Are there any third party apps that sync icloud contacts with a Gmail contact folder?
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I thought this was to sync Gmail with Outlook. This person doesn't have Outlook on their phone. They're using the mail and contacts from the iPhone.
According to the Application's description, it can sync several contact lists, including the iPhone's contacts.

CONTACT ACCOUNTS:
• Choose which iPhone contact account you want to sync with Google whether it's an ordinary iPhone address book, iCloud, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo, Facebook, or any CardDAV account

SYNC TYPES:
• Choose from one of the following sync types: 2-way sync, Gmail contacts -> iPhone, iPhone contacts -> Gmail, & Manual Sync
• Choose a 2-way sync to combine changes you’ve made to Gmail & iPhone
• Choose a 1-way sync to transfer changes in one direction only
• Choose a manual sync to sync selected contacts only
Testing now, I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you.
Appreciate the quick response. Solution worked great.