Competitor Research (Forum vs. Articles)?

[korbes]

Hey guys, when doing SEO research on my competitors, figuring who I should be able to outrank etc.
There is often forum posts on #1 for the keyword I am searching for, but is it possible for me to outrank them, if they have absolutely zero links/domains referring to their URL?

Or do they have too much domain authority etc. to keep me away from #1?

I think I can make a much more detailed article and more informational article, than their forum thread/post - Is it possible, if I get some great links/ref. domains etc. to my url and am more targeted towards the keyword, than they are or should I just stay away from battling with reddit and youtube on Google?

 

[chimatim]

Before it was easy now it is not, wait for the quora sunami to pass

 

[kn1ves]

Hey guys, when doing SEO research on my competitors, figuring who I should be able to outrank etc.
There is often forum posts on #1 for the keyword I am searching for, but is it possible for me to outrank them, if they have absolutely zero links/domains referring to their URL?

Or do they have too much domain authority etc. to keep me away from #1?

I think I can make a much more detailed article and more informational article, than their forum thread/post - Is it possible, if I get some great links/ref. domains etc. to my url and am more targeted towards the keyword, than they are or should I just stay away from battling with reddit and youtube on Google?

These "forum" posts are known as parasites. (Read this guide by @710fla )

As far as competition analysis is concerned, read this.

Hope it helped.