Yes. You can keep on adding content and slowly you will start getting traffic and rankings. So yes it is possible
How do you analyze the top ten. Is there a program you use?It depends on the keyword mate. Analyse the top 10 and see. If they have no to very few links then your chances are good if you do correct optimisation. If they are well optimised and have links then no chance
+luck i would sayAs I understand it the ingredients to SEO are
Content + backlinks + _?
I'm sure there are lots of keywords out there that you could get first page for but ultimately you won't be ranking for any really valuable keywords without some backlinks, whether you make the or they come in naturally.
How do you analyze the top ten. Is there a program you use?