I too have found some great sites that offer to pay you for surveys. Let me give you some links. I hope this helps. This young lady tell the truth when she says that you don't have to pay others ot help you get paid surveys or even mystery shopping.
Research helped me before I gave any of my money to any company. Also watch out for those emails you get that offer a free cell phone or lap top. All they really want you to do is make at least 3 purchases and thenyou get the free item. I mean come one...if it is free, then it is free.
Here are the links:
MY Survey:
http://join.mysurvey.com/join.cfm?r=2112377 I have made $40 in the last couple of months.
Survey Savvy:
http://www.surveysavvy.com/ I have only gotten two surveys from them, but I made $5 for each one. That is pretty good.
Go Zing:
http://www.gozingsurveys.com/survey_site/index.asp? They pay $1-2 for most surveys and they pay slow, but they do pay.
Those are three that I use.